H1658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 3, 2000 PERSONAL EXPLANATION tleman from Washington (Mr. tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND) is Mr. MCNULTY. Madam Speaker, due METCALF) is recognized for 5 minutes. recognized for 5 minutes. to a prior commitment back in my con- Mr. METCALF. Madam Speaker, in Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, as this 1997, Congress passed long overdue leg- gressional district March 30, I missed Nation forges ahead into the 21st cen- islation to place in circulation a new $1 rollcall votes 94 and 95. Had I been tury, our children’s education must coin. Congress required that the new present and voting, I would have voted keep pace with the rigors and demands coin have a different edge, design, and ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote 94, the motion to of the information age and the new color than the unsuccessful Susan B. recommit on H.R. 3908, and ‘‘no’’ on economy. Anthony $1 coin. The Secretary of the rollcall vote 95, the vote on final pas- In recent years, our Nation’s schools Treasury, in consultation with Con- sage for H.R. 3908. have been doing a good job of acquiring gress, was required to select the design technology like computers, informa- f for the new $1 coin. tion technology networks, and the SPECIAL ORDERS The U.S. Mint conducted an exten- Internet access. Now as schools con- sive public outreach program in select- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tinue their efforts in acquiring and up- ing the final coin design. This included dating technology this allows time to the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- public hearings, broadcast on C-SPAN, uary 6, 1999, and under a previous order focus on the result of these efforts, stu- focus groups, public coin design exhib- dent education and achievement. of the House, the following Members its, extensive print media requests for b will be recognized for 5 minutes each. comments, and over 130,000 letters, 1845 f faxes, and e-mails. To help schools teach with tech- The result is simply outstanding. The nology, I, along with the gentleman CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF new coin is golden in color with a from California (Mr. DOOLEY) and 17 CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKET- smooth edge, and on the face of the other members of the new Democratic BALL TEAM ON WINNING 2000 coin is a picture of Sacajawea, the Na- coalition, have introduced H.R. 4081, NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP tive American woman who aided the the Education Technology Enhances The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Lewis and Clark expedition. Classrooms Act, or EdTEC for short. previous order of the House, the gen- The public’s demand for the new EdTEC updates and reauthorizes the tleman from Connecticut (Mr. GEJDEN- Sacajawea golden dollar is unprece- very successful and popular Tech- SON) is recognized for 5 minutes. dented. Since its release January 26, nology Literacy Challenge Fund con- Mr. GEJDENSON. Madam Speaker, 300 million golden dollars have been tained in the Elementary and Sec- this is a spectacular day for all of us purchased. In 14 weeks, there will be ondary Education Act. EdTEC main- from Connecticut, but I am fortunate 500 million golden dollars in circula- tains the core elements of the Tech- enough to have the University of Con- tion. It took the Susan B. Anthony dol- nology Literacy Challenge Fund but fo- necticut stars in my district. I think as lar 14 years to create the demand for cuses new attention on integrating almost everybody saw last night, win- 500 million coins. technology and classroom curriculum ning the 2000 NCAA national champion- I commend the U.S. Mint for this in- and also addresses a growing and trou- ship and beating the Tennessee Lady credible success in proving that the blesome trend: the digital divide. Volunteers 71 to 52, another great team public truly does want a dollar coin. To EdTEC provides valuable framework with a spectacular record; but our meet this enormous demand for the for States and school districts to cre- new coin, the United States Mint has team last night clearly controlled ate and update their plans for edu- done a terrific job of accelerating their every aspect of the game, dominated cation technology purchases, self- both offense and defense. The margin of production and shipment. Recently, I had the honor of visiting training and development, and, now, victory was the second largest in wom- student learning. Teachers will be en’s tournament history, a total team the Philadelphia Mint, which employs 800 men and women who make this all given more tools and guidance to actu- effort and really an astounding season ally use technology to teach core aca- with 36 wins and only 1 loss. happen. We watched the dollar coins coming through the stamping process. demic subjects. There were outstanding contribu- The Mint has doubled their production Computers, networks, and Internet tions by all of the players: , connections will not be used merely as to 5.25, that is 51⁄4, million golden dol- Svetlana Abrosimova, , Swin lars a day by running 24 hours a day, 7 research tools or for demonstrations. Cash, Kelley Schumacher, , days a week. Because of their hard In the 21st century, students must and . work, the U.S. Mint will be able to learn with technology and do home- Congratulations also to our great produce 1 billion coins by the end of work with technology just as they have coach, Gino Auriemma, head coach; the year. always used encyclopedias, diction- Chris Daily, associate head coach; Now, that is good news for taxpayers. aries, periodicals, and textbooks. Ac- Tony Cardoza, assistant coach; and But most people do not realize how cess and use of technology today is as Jamelle Elliott, another assistant good the news really is. It only costs important as the blackboard and chalk coach. the Mint 12 cents to make a Sacajawea were to teaching in the past. UConn Huskies have done really an golden dollar. Then the U.S. Mint sells EdTEC also works toward closing the outstanding job through the 1990s. Na- the coins to the banks for full value, digital divide by targeting Federal dol- tional championships include an one full dollar. The result is a direct lars to schools most in need. For exam- undefeated season 1994 to 1995, eight profit to the U.S. Treasury of 88 cents ple, even with Federal and State re- Big East championships, including on every coin issued. At the end of this sources dedicated to technology acqui- seven straight NCAA tournament ap- year, when 1 billion golden dollars are sition, in 1998, only 39 percent of class- pearances every year, 313 victories, sec- in circulation, the United States Treas- rooms in high poverty schools had ond only to Tennessee that we were ury will have made a profit of $880 mil- Internet access. In contrast, 62 percent lucky enough and able enough to beat lion. of classrooms in low poverty schools last night. This profit will be eligible to reduce had Internet access. EdTEC focuses Husky fans really are the best fans in our $5.7 trillion national debt. That is funds first on disadvantaged schools in the Nation. We have had a spectacular right. The Treasury makes a profit cities, small towns, and rural commu- time. from issuing coins which helps lower nities according to poverty and high To Coach Gino and all the women the debt of our Nation. Yes, my col- need. there, really an outstanding season and leagues heard correctly, a government Our Nation’s schools have been work- a great lift to the State. department that makes a profit. ing hard to provide their students with f f access to technology. The Federal Gov- ernment, through the Technology Lit- SACAJAWEA GOLDEN DOLLAR IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 4081, EDTEC eracy Challenge Fund, has been instru- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a mental in leveraging the resources of previous order of the House, the gen- previous order of the House, the gen- local communities to acquire that

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