On the recordJuly 9, 2003
I just want to correct something the gentleman just said. The fact is, going all the way back to 1978, there has never been a year when the Democratically controlled Congress provided a federal contribution for IDEA less than 7 percent. In fact, in 1979 it was 12 percent; in 1983, 9 percent. The fact is everybody understands, this is the same Republican majority that tried to eliminate the Department of Education, that tried to shut the government down in order to force deep cuts in education. They had to be dragged kicking and screaming into supporting education increases in 5 out of the last 6 years, and now they are taking credit for the funding increases which the Democrats forced on them mostly during the Clinton years. I do not mind them rewriting history, but I certainly hope they do not expect us to believe it.
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