Political Quotes

“Thank you. First, I want to express to you my deep appreciation for the efforts you have made on behalf of this program, which provides critically important help in both civics and economic education to the emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Also I want to personally thank your staff member, Bettilou Taylor, for the amount of time and work she put forth in this area. I very much appreciate the opportunity to provide guidance on how the funds for this program should be used. In a colloquy with then-Chairman Harkin in 1994, we agreed that the Department, given the limited funds, should award one grant in each area--one in civic education and one in economics education. I am pleased that the Department of Education complied with this request, and I believe it is a practice that should be continued. Further, given the delay in reaching an agreement on a fiscal 1996 appropriations bill, I believe it advisable that the Department award continuation grants to the two organizations that received awards last year.”