DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TURN BACK ON “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND”

Republican National Committee ^ | 29 May 2003 | RNC Research

[PhiKapMom]

RNC RESEARCH

DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TURN BACK ON “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND”

Despite Dem Attacks, President Bush Has Funded Education At Record Levels

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“Fiscal Year 2003 funding for ‘No Child Left Behind’ programs increased by more than 36 percent over 2001, and 60 percent over 2000 levels.  This year America will spend more than $8,200 per student of which the federal contribution is now 8.4 percent.”  (Department Of Education, “Record Spending And A Commitment To Success,” Fact Sheet, 5/19/03)

DEMS ATTACK PRESIDENT BUSH FOR NOT FUNDING EDUCATION REFORM

Sens. John Edwards (D-NC), John Kerry (D-MA), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Robert Graham (D-FL), and Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) Voted For “No Child Left Behind.”  (HR 1, CQ Vote #371: Agreed To 87-10: R 44-3; D 43-6, I 0-1, 12/18/01, Edwards, Kerry, Lieberman And Graham Voted Yea; HR 1, CQ Vote #497: Agreed To 381-41: R 183-33; D 198-6; I 0-2, 12/13/01, Gephardt Voted Yea)

But On Campaign Trail, They Criticize President Bush’s Education Reform Plan.  “The [2004 Democrat presidential] candidates accused Bush of hypocrisy in pushing an education reform plan entitled ‘No Child Left Behind’ and then not providing states with enough money to fully fund it.”  (Dan Balz, “Democratic Hopefuls Split On War In Iraq,” The Washington Post, 4/10/03)

THE TRUTH IS PRESIDENT BUSH FUNDS EDUCATION AT HISTORIC LEVELS

Education Funding Increased By $11 Billion.  “[T]he President’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget boosts education funding to $53.1 billion – historic levels for our nation’s children.  This is an $11 billion increase since the President first took office.”  (Department Of Education, “No Child Left Behind,” Fact Sheet, 5/14/03)

Doubled The Support For Title I, Helping Disadvantaged Children.   “Building on last year’s historic increase, the president has requested $12.4 billion in 2004, which will result in a $4.4 billion increase since 2000—a 55% increase! … In his first three years, President Bush has sought double the support for Title I that President Clinton sought in his previous eight budget requests.”  (Department Of Education, “Record Funding For Title I,” Fact Sheet, 5/19/03) 

Increased Funding For Reading Programs.  President Bush’s budget “increases funding to more than $1.1 billion for the President’s Reading First and Early Reading First programs.”  (Department Of Education, “No Child Left Behind,” Fact Sheet, 5/14/03)

Federal Discretionary Education Spending More Than Doubled Since 1996.  “Thanks to the record spending in ‘No Child Left Behind,’ federal discretionary spending on education has more than doubled since 1996.”   (Department Of Education, “Record Spending And A Commitment To Success,” Fact Sheet, 5/19/03)

More Than $4.5 Billion For Teacher Assistance.  President Bush’s budget “provides more than $4.5 billion for training, recruitment, incentives, loan forgiveness, and tax relief for teachers.”   (Department Of Education, “No Child Left Behind,” Fact Sheet, 5/14/03)

Highest Ever Per Child Spending.  “‘No Child Left Behind’ provides record spending—the highest spending per child ever.”   (Department Of Education, “Record Spending And A Commitment To Success,” Fact Sheet, 5/19/03)

[PhiKapMom]

Just a pictorial reminder of two of the candidates we are up against! Scarey isn't it?

[PhiKapMom]

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Reading this makes me wonder even more what my state -- Oklahoma -- is doing with the Education money!

If anyone thinks their Republican candidate is secure and will win re-election, take it from me -- strange things can happen unless they are unopposed. After the dust had settled in 2002, Oklahoma ended up with a RAT Governor and tax hikes that keep appearing! An Independent did in Steve Largent and in his place, we got the RAT Brad Henry who never can seem to make up his mind what he wants to do except raise fees, etc.

Then our lone RAT Congressman Carson from NE Oklahoma voted AGAINST the Tax Cut! Hope voters there are keeping track! We need Dr. Tom Coburn BACK!!!!

[Miss Marple]

By the way, there is a Washington Times column that says Don Shula is holding a fundraiser for Graham of Florida. I thought people needed to be aware of this.

Doesn't he have a chain of restaurants? If I am right about that, I would recommend people eat elsewhere!

[Grampa Dave]

Here is a link to his restaurants.

http://www.donshula.com/steakhouse1.htm

I think that Sen Graham is related to the Graham's that Shula has partnered with in the byline re the beef.

[mvpel]

I wonder where in the Constitution it authorizes Congress to spend money on education.

[cake_crumb]

Put me on it please!

[cake_crumb]

"By the way, there is a Washington Times column that says Don Shula is holding a fundraiser for Graham of Florida. I thought people needed to be aware of this."

I read that this morning too. Made me sick. Shula is promoting the guy who promised that Florida ballots would be even MORE contested in '04 than they were in '00!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Just a pictorial reminder of two of the candidates we are up against! Scarey isn't it? "

A Freeper coined the phrase about the " Living Room Factor"-could you stand to look at any of these candidates beaming into your living room every day. And the answer is a resounding No. The first task for the Democrats should be to find a candidate who doesn't make you queasy when you look at them.Even Edwards looks odd,with his quasi JFK do.

[jocko12]

8.4% fed money funding is way to much.

[jmc813]

Doesn't he have a chain of restaurants? If I am right about that, I would recommend people eat elsewhere!

I already boycott anything with his name attached to it as the Miami Dolphins are infinitely more evil than even the Democrats.

[smith288]

What bothers me more is Bush is spending so much money on a money pit that is public education

[smith288]

I wonder where in the Constitution it authorizes Congress to spend money on education.

They use the line out of the Preamble:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. "

[PianoMan]

End federal education funding.

[Ohioan]

I wonder where in the Constitution it authorizes Congress to spend money on education.

There is no Constitutional authority for the Federal Government to spend tax revenues on local education outside the Federal territories and reservations (an there only by implication, as one of the attributes of a local government).

This is a terrible issue for Republicans to be offering to fight on!

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site

[CyberAnt]

Excuse me ... didn't Ted Kennedy WRITE THE EDUCATION bill which the dems were so happy to have and which spent MORE MONEY THAN THE DEMS WERE PLANNING ON SPENDING.

Rush is right again ... Bush has taken every single issue away from the dems and now they are left with going against their own issues ... this is hysterically funny !!!

[deport]

Don Shula lived and raised his family in Miami Lakes a community that the Grahams father begin developing in 1964. He died two years later leaving Bill and Bob Graham to develop the community of some 20,000. It is Bill's son-in-law runs Shula's Steakhouses.....

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Same place it authorizes the Purchase of Territory like Louisiana (Thomas Jefferson culprit), the establishment of Executive Departments (George Washington culprit), the establishment of a Presidential Residence (John Adams culprit).

There is also no provision that Jello should be served in the Congressional cafeteria on Thursdays, nor even the right for Congress to spend taxpayer money to build a cafeteria.

[TC Rider]

The guy on the right looks French.

[PhiKapMom]

You are right about that -- Kennedy wrote it and now the RATs trash it!

And you are right on the 2nd part -- Rush is RIGHT!

[PhiKapMom]

My Mom used to take Clinton's picture on any of the news magazines and turn it over so she wouldn't have to see it during the week!

I changed channels when they come on now -- cannot imagine them being in the White House!