The message for the President is very clear. Before we talk about any other new programs which may become unfunded mandates in a short matter of time, let us talk about funding the big Federal mandate which is special education. If you did…

If we move this red line up to the 40 percent, which is up here at the blue line, property taxes have a good opportunity of going down because property taxes are going up, up, up because the local district has a Federal mandate. But the…

this evening we are taking a special order to talk about the number-one unfunded mandate from the Federal Government to the States and to local school districts. Twenty-three years ago, the Congress made the historic decision to support…

Rabbi Goldenberg's gracious outreach into the community has been consistent for over twenty-five years.

One of the greatest aspects of this man is that his kind efforts are not simply confined within the Jewish community.

I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Rabbi Irwin Goldenberg for twenty-five years of dedicated and selfless service to the congregation at Temple Beth Israel, the Jewish community, and the people of York, Pennsylvania.

He lends his time to countless charities and organizations, and has been showered with accolades including 'Educator of the Year' and 'Man of the Year.'

Rabbi Goldenberg has long served as the official voice for the Jewish community in York, establishing a sturdy link between his congregation and the community at large.

Rabbi Goldenberg has served both his congregation at Temple Beth Israel and the community of York, Pennsylvania as a revered leader, teacher, and father.

Rabbi Goldenberg is an example to fathers everywhere.

I think it is a great day for American children today. The debate the last couple of weeks should have had nothing to do with show and tell. It should have had nothing to do with who better understands how important education is to the…

Mr. Speaker, it is certainly my pleasure to pay tribute to Congressman Frank Riggs this evening. He was, of course, a new subcommittee chair, as we were all new in this business of being in the majority and leading the efforts in the…

She should be very proud of what this Congress has done as far as education is concerned during the last 2 years. Just a few of the issues that we have enacted into law, which the President has already signed: The Higher Education Act, a…

why all the political rhetoric on education this past week? And to make sure everybody understands, the people back home understand, that is exactly what it is, political rhetoric. But why all this political rhetoric in the last week about…

during the morning hour this morning, I asked the question, why all of the political rhetoric in the last week about education? Make no mistake, everyone back home knows it is political rhetoric. So why all of the political rhetoric on…

I will lower the decibels. I do not have any reason to make any political statements. I do not have that need. The President, on the other hand, has misled the American people with a radio address yesterday, and I think I should try to…

Mr. Speaker, for anybody to come down to this House and indicate that we have a do-nothing Congress when it comes to education has to have been sleeping for the last 2 years. We just had a love-in down at the White House a couple of days…

obviously the gentleman does not listen any more than he listens in committee. I did not say we passed 21 bills into law. I made it very clear that we passed 21 bills out of the committee. I also mentioned that we passed Head Start, Higher…

today we consider H.R. 2616 is amended by the Senate, the ``Charter Schools Expansion Act of 1998''. H.R. 2616 is a result of extensive efforts by Mr. Riggs and Mr. Roemer to craft a charter school bill that enjoys broad bipartisan…

Mr. Speaker, S. 2432 continues the State Grant Program for assistive technology for individuals with disabilities allowing all 50 States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories to complete their grant cycle under this Act. In…

Mr. Speaker, S. 459, the Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1997, would continue the important programs operated under the Native American Programs Act. This Act promotes social and economic self-sufficiency among Indian tribes…

we are going to have Prepaid College Tuition Plans. We are going to have Job Training Reform. We are going to have Emergency Student Loans. We are going to have Quality Head Start. We are going to have School Nutrition. We are going to…

Mr. Speaker, I will just close by reciting the 21 programs that came from our committee: Higher Education Act, Reading Excellence Act, Dollars to the Classroom Act, D.C. Scholarship, Prepaid College Tuition Plans, Job Training Reform…

I just want to say that I am so glad that our committee is not infected and infested with attorneys. We would not get anything done. I have to laugh because when they talk about money being spent, if you look at ESEA, if you look at title…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3874 is the reauthorization act of 1998 and it is one of the most important bills we will enact. Its main purpose is to provide our Nation's children and participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…