[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAD BETTER PAY ATTENTION

  (Ms. WATERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker and Members, I am worried about this 
Congress, and the American people had better pay attention.
  This Congress is rushing to pass a constitutional amendment to 
balance the budget, and most people do not have any idea how their 
lives are going to be impacted by this vote.
  Did you understand the words of the Members who came before me when 
they talked about Social Security and the fact that it could be on the 
chopping block?
  But let us not dwell on that, as bad as that could be. I want to talk 
about a children's program today. I want to talk about Head Start, that 
program which has proven to be an excellent program, that gives little 
children a head start, that gets them involved with education, that 
helps introduce them to books, that builds self-esteem. It is in rural 
communities. It is in urban communities. It is for the working class.
  This is a program that could be cut, that could be eliminated.
  American people, get involved and understand what is about to happen.

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