04.05.03
Words do not equal actions
Damn… And this is at the House.gov web site:
http://www.house.gov/appropriations_democrats/caughtonfilm.htm
No, I’m not for spending tons of money on stuff, and I think that it’s bad for most activities to require government funding.
But I am for doing what you say you’re going to do.
Example from the page:
Program: No Child Left Behind
Image with caption: Bush talks up the need for education funding at the one-year anniversary of the No Child Left Behnid Act [1/8/03]
Quote from Bush: “This administration is committed to your effort. And with the support of Congress, we will continue to work to provide the resources school need to fund the era of reform.” — Bush, 1/8/03
The Actual Budget: The President’s 2003 budget – the first education budget after he signed and touted the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) – proposed to cut NCLB programs by $90 million overall, leaving these programs more than $7 billion short of what was authorized under the bill. Bush’s 2004 budget for NCLB is just 1.9% above what he proposed in 2003 – $619 less than needed to offset inflation.