I do not usually take 1 minutes, but sitting here listening to the 1 minutes I became very, very amused because some very intelligent people would have us believe that somehow or other last year's budget process had something to do with…

I rise with heavy heart to oppose the amendment. I do so because the new formula... will be taking from other needy areas in the other 42 States throughout the United States.

that is why we agreed to a formula that benefits Puerto Rico and the children of Puerto Rico. Those of us in the 42 States who will lose money, because those who agreed to the formula believe that we should help the young people in Puerto…

I think we have to put a few things in order here. The first thing I probably should mention is that Puerto Rico at the present time receives more chapter 1 money than 42 States. I repeat, Puerto Rico receives more chapter 1 money than 42…

I would indicate my pleasure in working this out with the majority, and also indicate that the waiver provision in this amendment is very, very important. I want to take this time, rather than to talk about the en bloc amendments, to…

I would be very happy to indicate in an amendment such as this, such as the gentleman from New York has offered, that the large percentage of it must go for improving parent literacy and parenting skills. In all of the programs we are…

I say to the gentleman, ``Anything you can do to get more parental involvement, including parenting skills and improving literacy skills, I am a hundred percent behind,'' and I say to the gentleman, ``If you can do that without reporting…

Reclaiming my time, I would indicate the very first thing we did in Pennsylvania is put on a 6-percent sales tax, which goes directly to public education. That is the first thing we did. The second thing I would say is, as I told you after…

I just merely wanted to say that one of the finest gentlemen in the Congress happens to have a birthday. You can call him ``Michelle,'' you can call him ``Michael,'' you can call him ``Mr. Tough Man,'' because he is tougher than an…

I really looked forward to this session of Congress primarily because I knew we were going to be reauthorizing ESEA, and Head Start. I looked forward to doing that because others seem to be joining in my crusade to bring about quality in…

I plan to vote for the amendment with the understanding that we will have the language corrected before it becomes law so that we do not have 6 million telephone calls instead of 1 million, and because I believe we could get to that point…

in the spirit of cooperation, because I have been trying very hard to have a bipartisan bill, I accept the opportunity to learn standards as we have finalized them, and want to make sure that we understand it makes clear that the…