Political Quotes

“I note there are over 19,000 high-technology jobs available right now that we cannot fill in the greater Washington area. This amendment, with a donation from the House of surplus computers, we have over 644 PC's available today, plus a number of printers, modems and other IT equipment, going to the school system, can allow the city of Washington, DC, the District of Columbia and the students therein, to share in the economic benefits of this region and to allow them to be trained to fill some of these jobs. I think it is a good amendment. I thank very much the chairman of the committee for allowing us to offer this, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia [Ms. Norton], the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Foley], who has helped in arranging this as well, and I hope my colleagues will support it. The District of Columbia public schools are in desperate need of information technology infrastructure in their classrooms. By supporting the Davis of Virginia amendment to the legislative branch appropriations bill, scheduled for consideration this evening. Congress will allow hundreds of surplus computers, printers, modems, and other IT equipment to be donated to the D.C. public schools.”