House Proceeding 05-13-09 on May 13th, 2009 :: 2:05:35 to 2:06:50
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Robert E. Andrews: academic achievement? i urge a no vote on this amendment and i reserve the lance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new mexico. mr. heinrich: i yield minute to the gentleman from new jersey. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. andrews: i thank the author of the amendment for yielding. on behalf of the committee i rise in support of the amendment.

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Speech By: Robert E. Andrews

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Robert E. Andrews: mr. chairman, my friend from california suggested that these funds should go to academic improvement and implied these do not. research is rather ample that children who are fit and healthy do better in the classroom than those who do not. there is a connection between academic performance and fitness. the second point i would make mirrors the one we made with

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Robert E. Andrews: reference to the previous amendment. of the four chronic illness that is drivehe explosion of health care costs in this country, in addition to asthma, another is diabetes and the obesity that often comes with it. childhood obesity in particular. so in addition to the academic dividends that i think the gentleman's amendment produces,

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Robert E. Andrews: it also produces the dividend of yet another down payment on control of the health care cost explosion. we believe that the amendment is entirely suitable. it will be used in an innovative way that will provide national models for school districts around the country.