[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN FAVOR OF THE CDBG ANTIPIRACY LEGISLATION

  (Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, thousands of workers in my 
community got a major slap in the face last year where their employer 
told them their jobs would be moved to other parts of the country.
  If this was not bad enough, these loyal employees had salt rubbed in 
their wounds a short time later, when it was learned that Federal 
Community Development Block Grant funds would be used to help move 
these jobs to other States.
  This is something that should not happen. Using Federal funds to move 
jobs from one area to another is a total waste of taxpayer money and an 
insult to the people who are losing their jobs.
  Today I am introducing legislation that would add an antipiracy 
provision to the block grant law. It will prevent the use of these 
funds from being used to steal jobs.
  As we look for ways to save Federal tax dollars and get a better bang 
for our buck, this is the perfect place to start.

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