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Democrats Favor New Bureaucracy Over Resources for Head Start Program
6/25/2008McKeon Lauds Passage of ADA Amendments Act, Urges Senate to Quickly Take Up Measure
6/18/2008McKeon Statement on ADA Amendments Act
Republican Leaders Express Strong Support for District of Columbia Education Package
In an effort to strengthen educational opportunities for children in the nation’s capital, top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to support the education funding proposals submitted by the Mayor and the City Council for the District of Columbia. Education advocates were dismayed to learn that a small number of reform opponents are seeking to bring the groundbreaking D.C. Opportunity Scholarship to an end, leading top Republicans to urge Democratic leaders in the House to reaffirm their support for this bipartisan initiative to help disadvantaged children escape underperforming schools ... more
McKeon Lauds Passage of ADA Amendments Act, Urges Senate to Quickly Take Up Measure
Following a strong bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of the ADA Amendments Act (H.R. 3195), Education and Labor Committee Senior Republican Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) issued the following statement: “With this vote, the House has spoken loudly and clearly about the importance of strong, meaningful, and practical protections for individuals with disabilities against discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere...As we approach the 18th anniversary of this landmark law, I call on the Senate to quickly take up the bipartisan compromise approved by the House..." more
FY 2009 Budget