04-03-2008, 12:54 PM
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Pissing in the cornflakes
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
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He did that with No Child Left Behind and the recent Energy Independence and Security Act....just two examples of his support of bills by signing them, then his lack of support by not requesting funding for them (and vetoing Congressional budgets that insert funding).
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Since we heard from the democratic operative, I took the 5 seconds to find the republican rebuttal.
Yet, despite the strong support of NCLB, the law has come under heavy criticism
on a variety of fronts. One such criticism was raised by Senator John Kerry (D-MA),
who, during the third presidential debate, charged: “The President, who talks about No
Child Left Behind, refused to fully fund – by $28 billion – that particular program. …”4
This claim is staggering based on the fact that federal funding for elementary and
secondary education has increased significantly each year since NCLB was enacted; it is
now at an historically high level – some 40 percent above the highest level under the
Clinton Administration. Additionally, some opponents charge that the funding is
insufficient to meet the law’s stated goals. But independent studies show the
appropriations provided are sufficient to fulfill the purpose of NCLB.
http://rpc.senate.gov/_files/Nov1504NCLBdb.pdf
Wow, the more you know..
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