Members heard the arguments on LIHEAP and they have heard the arguments on the elimination of summer jobs. But I also want to point out one other area. and that is the Presidents education initiatives that have been eliminated by $2 billion. We sit here and talk about tax breaks and we have passed a bill to remove the cap to increase persons coming in. immigrants. for jobs because we do not have them prepared. but yet we are gutting the part of this budget that would prepare our young people for the future. We have gutted Goals 2000 which brings our parents much more involved into the education planning for our students. The technology literacy challenge fund has been eliminated. the Eisenhower professional development grants being eliminated. title I grants and safe and drugfree schools. We have heard arguments all year long about the increase of drug usage of our students. Yet we are eliminating those dollars that can help eliminate the drug use to educate and treat young people who have gotten involved in drugs. I do not understand the logic of why we are making tax breaks and immigration more of a priority than preparing our own young people for the future. It does not make sense. I ask my colleagues to vote against this rule.
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