In the 104th Congress. as chairman of a subcommittee basically responsible for K through 12 education. we had several hearings. One of those hearings. or all five of the hearings in one area. showed that our children were not competing for entry level jobs. The fact is that they could not read. they could not write. they could not speak the English language. or did not have the hightechnical skills available. In my own district. there are two gentlemen. both immigrants. One is named Paul Ecke who donates large amounts of money and his passion is education. as Is a Hispanic friend of mine. Ralph Peskera. recently tasked to look at education on school entrance into college.
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