Do not tell this subcommittee what Congress thinks unless you have some factual basis for it. Do you?
You have very, very solid Committee support here.
And that African American and Hispanic middle-school students had better grades, had less absenteeism and tardiness?
Well, when you talked about a change from discretionary funding to State grants, how is that relevant on the quality of the program?
I think you are a good advertisement for the quality and efficiency and importance of after-school programs.
So I still do not understand the relevancy of your distinction between discretionary and State grants.
Well, you have moved from the area where there had been improvement to your generalization of dissatisfaction.
I think it is very, very important.
Our only difficulty, candidly, is when the Administration comes in with a lower figure.
The studies show that, as summarized, that there was more parental involvement in the program.
Nobody should decide for anybody else when the life support systems will be turned off.