White House Praises Texas Progress
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WASHINGTON -- After all the bad things Al Gore has been saying about the state of George W. Bush's
Texas, it seems conditions there are on the mend after all.
Says who? The Clinton-Gore administration.
The White House has a Web section listing "Clinton-Gore administration accomplishments" state by
state. Some of the headlines for Texas sound like a campaign ad that could be run by Gov. Bush, the
Republican presidential candidate, and not at all like the Texas that Gore is describing in his
Democratic campaign.
The White House says of the state:
-"More high-quality teachers with smaller classes for Texas' schools."
-"Crime falls 15 percent in Texas."
-"496,746 fewer people on welfare."
-"Health care for nearly 50,900 uninsured Texas children."
-"More toddlers are being immunized."
-"Child support collections up 178 percent."
-"2,005,800 new jobs."
-"Homeownership has increased in Texas."
-"11 toxic waste sites cleaned up."
To be sure, the White House credits President Cli
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HeadStart, Federal crime control grants, Family Violence Protection,
etc.
More High-Quality Teachers With Smaller Classes for Texas’ Schools:
Thanks to the Class Size Reduction Initiative, Texas received $97.2
million in 1999 to hire about 2,500 new, well-prepared public school
teachers and reduce class size in the early grades. President Clinton
secured funding for a second installment of the plan, giving Texas an
additional $105.3 million in 2000.
Health Care for Nearly 50,900 Uninsured Texas Children: In 1997,
President Clinton passed the largest single investment in health care
for children since 1965 -- an unprecedented $24 billion over five years
to cover as many as five million children throughout the nation. This
investment guarantees the full range of benefits that children need to
grow up strong and healthy. Two million children nationwide have health
care coverage thanks to the President's plan, including 50,878 in
Texas. [HHS, Health Care Financing Administration, FY99 SCHIP
enrollment data]
$158 Million for Texas Welfare-to-Work: In 1998, Texas received $76.1
million in Federal welfare-to-work state formula grants (the state
matched $38.0 million in funding), helping Texas welfare recipients get
and keep jobs. In addition, in 1999 and 1998 a total of $44 million in
competitive grants were awarded to Texas localities to support
innovative welfare-to-work strategies. Part of the President’s
comprehensive efforts to move recipients from welfare to work, this
funding was included in the $3 billion welfare to work fund in the 1997
Balanced Budget Act.
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