[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 77 (Friday, June 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 17, 1994]
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          THE STRIKE BY THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD MUST BE ENDED

  (Mr. KING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, the current strike by the Long Island Railroad 
is an economic catastrophe for the New York regions Long Island and New 
York City. I call upon my colleagues to support the emergency 
legislation which has been agreed to by the five-Member Long Island 
delegation: Mr. Levy, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. Ackerman, and 
I. I want to emphasize this legislation has also been approved by 
Governor Cuomo and Senator D'Amato.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not a regional issue. It is a national issue, 
and it is absolutely essential that President Clinton take a leadership 
role in focusing national attention on this issue.
  I implore President Clinton to call on the Congress to adopt 
legislation so that all the Members know this is not a narrow regional 
issue. It is a national economic issue. It is essential to our region, 
yes, but it is also vital to this Nation that this strike be ended, 
that the strikers go back, the trains run and binding arbitration 
begin.
  In 1987, Mr. Speaker, Congress did the right thing. It adopted 
legislation which ended the strike. I call upon the Congress to do so 
once again, and I call upon the President, most importantly, to provide 
the leadership which is absolutely necessary if this strike is to end 
and if our region is to be saved.

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