[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: April 12, 1994]
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               MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

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                           HON. TONY P. HALL

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the 
Montgomery County Community Action Agency [MCCAA], which is celebrating 
25 years of service for the Montgomery County community.
  MCCAA began during President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty. 
Their primary mission is to help people become self-sufficient. During 
their 25 years of service, MCCAA has helped many people break the 
welfare cycle through various transition programs, such as Head Start, 
job placement, transitional housing, child care, and Home Energy 
Assistance Program. During the years, the number of services MCCAA 
provides has expanded, and they have dedicated considerable time and 
resources to the needs of the poor in our area, as well as to the 
Dayton community.
  I am very supportive of reforming our present welfare system. The 
present system can trap people on welfare and penalizes those who want 
to work. I support an antipoverty strategy that helps people who want 
to help themselves. MCCAA has played, and will continue to play, an 
important role in this respect by helping people become productive 
citizens.
  I offer my congratulations to MCCAA and my thanks for their 25 years 
of community service to the Dayton area.

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