[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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         NUTRITION BLOCK GRANT PRO- POSAL CALLED MEAN SPIRITED

  (Mr. WARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposition to the mean-
spirited nutrition block grant proposal. I say mean spirited, and I do 
intend to say that, because what the Republicans are saying is, ``No, 
we're not going to cut the amount of money that's spent. We're going to 
put it into one bundle or block and give it to each of the States.''
  You know, that sounds good on the surface, but what they are doing is 
saying, ``What we're going to spend is a fixed amount. It's not going 
to depend on the economy. It's not going to depend how some regions of 
our country fare compared to some other regions. It's going to depend 
on how much we want to give them today.''
  Let me tell you, Mr. Speaker. It will devastate our Nation's 
children. Children are the most defenseless population in America. They 
are entirely at the mercy of adults. We have a moral obligation to 
provide for these children.
  When I was in the Peace Corps, living in Africa, I was not surprised 
to see children malnourished. I do not want to see it in America.


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