and tobacco-related initiatives. The amendment places approximately $15 billion of President's initiatives in reserve pending final action on comprehensive tobacco legislation; provides for school modernization effort that leverages approximately $22 billion in school renovation and construction over ten years; and doubles number of children receiving child care assistance and those in early Head Start, increases existing child care tax credit and places up to 500,000 children in after school learning centers. [Vote 69, 4/2/98] XXXX Voted Against Allowing School Districts and Local Governments to Use School Modernization Bonds. In 1998, XXXX voted to kill the Moseley-Braun amendment to S.Con.Res.86, which was an amendment to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should enact legislation to allow states and school districts to issue $21.8 billion in school modernization bonds, and that the federal government should provide income tax credits to purchasers of the bonds in lieu of interest. [Vote 57, 4/1/98] XXXX Voted Against Rebuilding Crumbling Schools. In 1997, XXXX opposed amendment to institute and expand help for districts and local governments to renovate or rebuild crumbling school buildings. [Vote 79, 5/22/97] CLASS SIZE XXXX Opposed a Class Size Reduction Program. XXXX, on May 15, 2001, voted against the Murray amendment to S.1, which was an amendment to authorize a federal program to assist states and local educational agencies in recruiting, hiring, and training 100,000 teachers in an effort to reduce class sizes, and to authorize $2.4 billion in Fiscal Year 2002 and subsequent necessary sums for the next six fiscal years. [Vote 103, 5/15/01] XXXX Voted Against Requiring That Funds Be Spent On Class-Size Reduction. In 2000, XXXX voted against an amendment that would require $1.4 billion of the $2.7 billion in this bill for Title VI academic achievement grants to be spent on the class- size reduction program; also, it would add, without any offsets, an extra $350 million that would have to be spent on that program. [Vote 148, 6/27/00] XXXX Voted Against Supporting Funds to Reduce Class Size. In 1999, XXXX voted to kill the Boxer amendment to S.1650, which was an amendment to appropriate $200 million for after-school programs. [Vote 299, 9/30/99] XXXX Voted to End Program that Launched Class Size Reduction Initiative. In 1999, XXXX voted to kill the Murray amendment to S.1650, which was an amendment to specify that $1.4 billion of the funds provided in the bill must be used for President Clinton’s initiative to hire 100,000 new teachers to reduce class size. [Vote 298, 9/29/99] XXXX Voted Funding Without Emphasis on Reducing Class Size. In 1999, XXXX voted for the Gorton amendment to S.1650, which was an amendment to provide $1.2 billion for a teacher assistance initiative once the program is authorized. If the initiative is not authorized by July 1, 2000, school districts could use the funds to hire new teachers or for other activities to improve students’ academic achievement. [Vote 297, 9/29/99] XXXX Voted Against Addition Funding to Reduce Class Size. In 1999, XXXX voted to kill the Kennedy amendment to S.Con.Res.20, which was an amendment to reduce the resolution’s proposed tax cuts and redirect the revenue to hire more teachers, as well as for increased funding for special education and other education programs. [Vote 72, 3/25/99] XXXX Voted Against Reducing Class Size. XXXX voted against launching the class size reduction initiative, which has provided $19.8 million to hire 37,000 new teachers nationwide. Two years later, XXXX voted to end the program. [Vote 79, 5/22/97; Vote 41, 3/11/99] XXXX Voted Against Reducing Class Size and Increasing Funding for Special Education. In 1999, XXXX voted to kill the Murray amendment to S.280, which was an amendment to authorize $11.4 billion over six years to fund President Clinton’s proposal to hire 100,000 new teachers to reduce class size. [Vote 41, 3/11/99] 75