William F. Goodling

I, too, want to indicate that this amendment is not necessary because these programs are already exempt. I have worked with the gentleman who has offered the amendment this evening to perfect these programs and to enact these programs and…

I wanted to make sure Members knew, in the conference statement of the managers, we stated the conferees wish to emphasize the importance of assisting non-English speaking families in becoming literate in English.

I take this time to indicate to all of my colleagues that H.R. 6 is to extend for 5 years the authorization of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. That is the purpose of the Elementary…

I just wondered whether that was the same Surgeon General that would like to legalize the use of marijuana.

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 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.

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 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…

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 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…

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…