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H.R. 3021, The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
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joe hines
washington I am sick and of you people not doing your jobs, all of you are robbing the people. our gas, food and medicines out of control. the government has gotten to big for its britches. STOP YOUR SPENDING,REDUCE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!.
Teresa
I am all in favor of funding to repair and upgrade our crumbling school system. I have no children myself, but I am counting on the educated children of the future to care for me once I reach old age. A key to this is to have public schools that are adequate. I have read the text of this bill and don't think they are asking for the priviledges other than to have adequate buildings in which to teach kids. Shame on anyone who thinks differently.
Rachelle
Joe: perhaps if your school had been a recipient of these funds, you would have learned how to spell, capitalize, and use proper punctuation and complete sentences. This bill will not only show students that the environment is important to their schools and the government, it will also demonstrate the importance of using American-made steel and iron and employing people who are legal residents of this country (Sections 305 and 310, respectively), which makes the bill appeal to conservative voters who would not normally support an environmentally sound initiative. Thank goodness that HR 3021 passed the House; hopefully the Senate will see it in the same positive light.
David
If you had the opportunity to visit schools on a regular basis and see firsthand the state of ruin and disrepair that exists, you would whole-heartedly support this bill. Funding systems in place for public schools teach the facilities staff to react to issues as they come up instead of fix them before they become issues. There is no funding for proper maintenance and certainly significant utility waste and poor learning environments. It's about time someone stepped up to help fix the rooms where our children will learn the building blocks they need to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Joel
As a principal of a non-traditional high school located in buildings built in the 1920’s of course they are going to need some upgrades and repair. This funding is going to help paint the buildings, rewire the buildings to current codes, replace out-dated windows, possibly insert more insulation into the walls, purchase solar panels for our flat roofs to offset future energy costs, put into place of harvesting rain water for our landscaping, and give us an opportunity to create a school that is welcoming to our students. You would be surprised how academic achievement can be improved if the students have a comfortable setting.