Congressman Fleming Challenges High School Students: What Would You Do If You Were In Congress?
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Winning Submissions to Funded by Automatic Pay Raise Funds
Congressman John Fleming issued a challenge to every high school class in the 4th Congressional District: Tell him what they would do to make their community better if their classroom were the House of Representatives.
Congressman Fleming is looking for ideas that improve the community where the school is located, but stays within a $1000 budget. These projects cannot directly benefit the submitting school or any person affiliated with the school. The criterion for a project to be considered is as follows:
Idea must be drafted in bill form
It must include how many in the class voted for it and how many voted against it
It must include a budget, broken down into line items
It must include who will have oversight of the project
It must include the target date for completion
Please include the grade, class and teacher on each submission
Schools can submit multiple proposals, but only one per class
Proposal should be sent as an attachment to amyejones@mail.house.gov
Four winning ideas will be selected and the classes will receive the money to turn their ideas into action.
"Every day, Congress makes decisions spending billions of taxpayer dollars. On every vote I cast, I always keep in mind fiscal responsibility and spending taxpayer dollars wisely," said Congressman Fleming. "I think the young minds of this country understand this concept better than most, so I am challenging the high school teachers and high school students of the 4th Congressional District to show me what they would do if their class was the House of Representatives."
The deadline to turn in a project proposal is April 24, 2009. Winners will be selected and notified no later than May 6, 2009. For more information, contact Amy Jones, Communications Director, at 202.225.2777.
Congressman Fleming will fund the projects through the $4700 he received from the pay raise given to all members of Congress. Fleming declined the raise to House Administration, but was told it was automatic and he had to take it. Fleming made a promise in January to donate the money to worthy causes throughout Northwest Louisiana.
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