April 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 59 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING

  (Mrs. CRAIG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CRAIG. Madam Speaker, as mother of four, the wife of an 
educator, and the daughter of a teacher, I know that we should never 
underestimate the power of a high-quality education.
  In the nearly 40 years since the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act was passed, the Federal Government has not fulfilled its 
funding promise to our special education students. Not once.
  This failure leaves our schools with extreme budget cuts that impact 
every student and forces them to turn to our communities to bear the 
burden through local tax levies.
  That is why I am so proud to work with Representative Jared Huffman 
and Minnesota Congressman Pete Stauber on a bipartisan basis for IDEA 
full funding, to make sure that every student, including those with 
special needs, receives a high-quality education in their neighborhood.
  Providing a high-quality education to all of our students is 
something that we can all agree on, and we must work together to get 
this done on behalf of our communities.

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