[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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             AUTOMATIC DEDUCTION FOR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS

  (Mr. CAMP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, there is widespread agreement that we need 
reform in child support enforcement.
  Right now $46 billion in back child support is owed to mothers and 
children. It is time to ratchet up the pressure. Let us send a message 
to these parents that they cannot run, and they cannot hide from their 
financial obligations to their kids.
  Let us give States the freedom to automatically deduct child support 
payments from a parent's paycheck and to work across State lines so 
parents cannot avoid child support by moving to a different State. And, 
let us clarify the law so collection organizations can make reasonable 
efforts to contact these parents who are not paying up, without the 
fear of endless and expensive law suits.
  Mr. Speaker, there are nearly 5 million mothers across America 
receiving welfare because fathers are not paying child support. How 
much longer do we have to wait for the President's welfare reform 
proposal, so we can collect this money from deadbeat dads and give 
their children an opportunity for a bright future?
  We have a Republican welfare reform plan. Let us act on it now.

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