William F. Goodling: “We are going to give Pete Wilson $24,928,828 more to reduce his class size and to prepare his teachers to teach in those…”

When we were doing that negotiating last year, it was a perfect time. The New York News newspaper had total front page coverage which said, Parents, do you recognize in New York City, 50 percent of your teachers are not qualified? And I…

New York City would get an extra $190 million if we were fully funding the 40 percent, and Los Angeles would get another $90 million. When we talk about class size reduction, when we talk about school maintenance, think what they could do…

Over 25 years, $90 million a year for 25 years, that sounds like big money to me.

On November 19, 1863, Mr. Speaker, President Abraham Lincoln delivered America's most famous speech during a brief visit to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for the dedication of a military cemetery for the war dead. But what few people really…