[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHARLES H. TAYLOR

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 1994

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on September 26, I was 
unavoidably detained during roll no. 439, the vote on the Allard 
amendment to H.R. 4448, establishing the Lowell National Historic Park. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''
  This is consistent with my ``no'' vote on the bill on August 1, 1994, 
when it came before the House on the suspension calendar and failed to 
garner the necessary two-thirds vote for passage. It also is consistent 
with my vote against its final passage later that afternoon.
  The Allard amendment would have reduced the authorized ceiling for 
awarding grants and loans and acquiring loans by $5.2 million, from 
$43,930,000 to $38,765,000. This was a common sense amendment, one that 
considered our current financial burdens.
  $53.4 million has already been spent by the National Park Service at 
Lowell since 1978. I feel strongly that we must work to ensure that the 
legislation does not continue to be a bottomless goody bag of financial 
assistance.

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