[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 119 (Saturday, August 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 20, 1994]
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   MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL--A GOOD IDEA, BUT NOT A FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, there have been many sarcastic remarks 
directed toward anyone who does not want to spend millions of tax 
dollars on midnight basketball leagues.
  There is not a single Member of this House, not one, who is against 
basketball leagues. There is a disagreement about who should pay.
  The Federal Government is over $4.5 trillion in debt. We are losing 
hundreds of millions of dollars more on top of this each day.
  As bad a shape financially as our States and cities are in, very few 
are in as bad a shape financially as is our Federal Government. Yet 
every city wants the Federal Government to foot more and more of its 
bills.
  Many basketball leagues are operated by civic clubs, churches, and 
charitable organizations. Basketball leagues should be operated 
privately or by city and local governments.
  None of us are against basketball leagues, but some of us are against 
taking more money from people who are already spending half their 
incomes on taxes.
  Yes, to basketball, but no to turning even more hard-earned money 
over to Federal bureaucrats.

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