Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050075772

You hear minority groups in this Congress rising against this testing because they do not want kids to be tracked. they do not want kids to be stigmatized. and I agree with that. because I think we are going to find we are not spending enough money on the remedial title I programs to remedy those problems. We are going to find we are not spending enough money. as Congresswoman LOWEY said a moment ago. in her bill to allow the Federal Government for the first time In history to be a partner in school construction. we are not spending any money to build the classrooms so we can create the environment in which kids can learn better. Congress is going to flunk the test in showing we do not put enough money into construction. into remedial programs. into special education programs. into migrant education programs or any of the title I programs. Why. I would like to know. is the Republican leadership in Washington so strongly opposed to testing. when the Republican leadership in Sacramento held up the adjournment of the California State Legislature insisting that they do testing?
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
50%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAM FARR
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1997-09-16
Speech ID
1050075772
Paragraph
#0
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