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This is not a path to prosperity; it is a path to mediocrity; it is a path to insecurity; it's the wrong path. We welcome a spirited debate about our economic future. Mr. Ryan fails to offer a balanced approach to achieve our shared objective of a balanced budget. You might say that in short, we Democrats say that this budget is just not our cup of tea.
In 2009, State leaders played a shell game by subtracting $3.25 billion from state education funding and replacing it with $3.25 billion in federal education funds through the Economic Recovery Act—leaving Texas schools no better off despite the federal aid. Last August, when Congress approved an additional $830 million for Texas schools, all 12 members of the Texas Democratic Delegation joined to prevent another diversion by offering our "Save Our Schools" provision, which is now federal law.
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Rep. Doggett's Full Remarks follow below:
February 28, 2011
How repetitive political rhetoric holds back $830 million from saving education jobs.
February 25, 2011
February 23, 2011
February 17, 2011
Here is an excerpt from today's New York Times where columnist Gail Collins writes on our efforts to secure $830 million in federal aid for Texas schools.
New York Times, Gail Collins
February 17, 2011
This month, The Houston Chronicle published an opinion piece by the former first lady titled "We Can't Afford to Cut Education," in which Mrs. Bush pointed out that students in Texas currently rank 47th in the nation in literacy, 49th in verbal SAT scores and 46th in math scores.