I spoke yesterday to seven of probably the most liberal school superintendents in existence from Los Angeles. from San Francisco. from San Diego. and Oakland. and Fresno. and do my colleagues know what they said? "DUKE. we not only want you to block grant it. we want you to get the money to us directly in the LEAs so we can use it in the local school district. so we can disburse it and cut out the State bureaucracies. let alone the Federal rules and regulations. We want to get it to our kids. and. when weve got only 23 cents out of every buck that gets down to the local school district. something Is wrong. There is too many bureaucracies. too many regulations. too many reports." Mr. Speaker. that Is what my colleagues on the other side will protest. and let me tell you something we did do in this committee. In California we have 400.000 illegal immigrants. children. K through 12. 400.000. That is 800.000 meals per day to illegal kids.
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