I urge that we get back on track and really go to the core of providing opportunities to learn. We want to have a national curriculum. We want to have national testing. We need national standards in terms of the opportunity to learn. At the heart of the opportunity to learn is a safe place to sit, conducive to learning. We need a construction initiative. This Congressional Black Caucus budget insists on adopting a construction initiative. Mr. Chairman, I rise in overwhelming support of a budget that genuinely reflects the vision and hope of the Caring Majority: The Congressional Black Caucus Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Proposal.
Burgess Owens: “I urge that we get back on track and really go to the core of providing opportunities to learn. We want to have a…”
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Discussing the education and job training component of the Congressional Black Caucus budget.
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