mr. chairman , i thank the chairman very much . 
this is an example of the collegiality of our committee on education and the workforce . 
we do not agree often , but we at least have a good collegial time doing it . 
i just want to stress the points that i made . 
and the fact of the matter is that having a mandate that every state put all their money toward out-of-school youth does not help those states that have an in-school youth issue . 
it also deprives a lot of programs that are working with our business community and in-school youth to get them better equipped to not only support themselves but their families to have them be more self-sufficient when they get out of school . 
those programs would be slashed in many states if h.r. 27 were to go through as it is . 
we have a great need for these in many states ; programs like girls inc. , action inc . 
and others work that way . 
i respect the chairman giving me this time to make that point , that this h.r. 27 change is a solution that does not have a problem . 
