Rep. Ron Kind (WI-D)
Honorable Ron KindUnited States Representative, Wisconsin, DemocratRepresentative Kind, of the Third District of Wisconsin, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He was a practicing attorney from 1990 to 1992 and an Assistant State Prosecutor in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, from 1992 to 1996. He serves on the Education and the Workforce Committee, the Resources Committee, and the Budget Committee. The following is from the April 30, 2003, House floor debate on H.R. 1350, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization.Over a quarter century ago, President [Gerald] Ford signed historic legislation seeking to ensure educational equity…