William F. Goodling said "You know, sometimes the best intentions can do the worst harm. When we attempt to help, we often simply burden. When we attempt to inspire, we may only discourage. With all the helping that the Federal Government has done in the last 30 to 40 years, you would think that the previous majority should have admitted that something was not working and that some of these programs maybe could have been eliminated. Perhaps we needed to explore other methods of giving our children the first-rate education that they really need and deserve. The good news is there are many good things that are happening in education, and they are working quite well under the jurisdiction of local school boards and administrators and teachers and parents that really care and want to make things happen, and they are able to do that across this land." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 13, 1996

You know, sometimes the best intentions can do the worst harm. When we attempt to help, we often simply burden. When we attempt to inspire, we may only discourage. With all the helping that the Federal Government has done in the last 30 to 40 years, you would think that the previous majority should have admitted that something was not working and that some of these programs maybe could have been eliminated. Perhaps we needed to explore other methods of giving our children the first-rate education that they really need and deserve. The good news is there are many good things that are happening in education, and they are working quite well under the jurisdiction of local school boards and administrators and teachers and parents that really care and want to make things happen, and they are able to do that across this land.

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William F. Goodling

Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the effectiveness of federal education programs and the need for local solutions.

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