On the recordJune 11, 2001
we are debating education, and we are debating a new direction in education. That is what the overall difference is that I address in the amendment. The new direction we are talking about is increased flexibility so that the schools can use the money to the best advantage possible. I am really pleased to see a lot of funds come to Wyoming. But there was a small amount that we could not use. By the time we wanted to hire the required administrator, there was no money left in the program. Now we will be able to combine those programs and have fewer administrators and, hopefully, less paperwork. To listen to the debate, it grows more and more to sound as if the Federal Government should fund all of education. The States fund 93 to 94 percent of education. What we are trying to do is to allow them to use the money--that little bit of money they get from the Federal Government--as effectively as possible.
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