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On the recordMarch 21, 1994
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman began his statement by saying we should not rely on buzzwords and then he listed a variety of them. He said, ``Including the risk of losing Federal funds.'' The gentleman just stated that the precise sanction in this amendment, which is what concerns this Member so much, is that the punishment, if a school district makes a mistake, is a withdrawal of the Federal funds, whether or not the action of the school district is wrong. The courts can do that, but this amendment punishes them for that. It is not a buzz word, it is an actual punishment. The debate is not whether or not the action of the school district is wrong, the courts can do that. The debate is whether we are punishing them by removing the Federal funds. If we pass this into law, that is a very real message to Skyline High School that you will support constitutionally protected prayer.
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Eric Fingerhut
Ohio
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Debating the implications of an amendment related to federal funding and school district actions.

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