George H.W. Bush: “Well, you touched a real nerve because we have now just redoubled our efforts to cut down on the regulatory burden, not…”

“Well, you touched a real nerve because we have now just redoubled our efforts to cut down on the regulatory burden, not just paperwork, which is enormous and where we've got to do better, but on a lot of excessive Government regulation that stifles many small businesses, for example. I know educators feel that they are swamped when you're dealing with Government funds on paperwork. But one of our approaches is to get away from these mandated programs where some subcommittee chairman, some old curmudgeon that might have been there forever, has some idea about the way it used to work 40 years ago and insists on saying, if you want Federal money--happens to be your money--but if you want Federal money, you've got to follow these certain guidelines and fill out 23 reports. Our whole approach on America 2000 is to let the decisions be made at the local level. And some schools might say, ``We want 8 hours a day;'' another might say ``6 days a week''; another might say ``11 months a year''; another might say, ``Let's try the other way; back off and have less school time, more required homework.'' But let the American people decide that in their communities, as close to home as possible. That will take care of the problem you asked. What's this guy, what have you got? Family Values”