[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2586-H2587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            COMMONSENSE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats portray us as a cold, callous, 
and insensitive group. How can someone truthfully claim that? In the 
past 58 days, we have done more to ensure a brighter future for the 
citizens of this country and especially the children.
  We have worked night and day to pass a comprehensive crime package, a 
slew of regulatory reform bills, a balanced budget amendment, and 
unfunded mandate reform with the intention of getting the Government 
back on track by transferring authority to State governments. We have 
increased funding and have allowed greater growth for the School Lunch 
Program than in past years.
  We are conscious of the need to protect our children from an ever 
increasing crime rate and a debt-ridden Government, while in turn 
creating a comfortable and productive environment for them to learn.
  We will continue to work hard by passing commonsense legislation for 
the benefit of our prized and most important resource--our children.

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                            SCHOOL NUTRITION

  (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to praise our Speaker, one of the 
foremost figures in the field of American literature, and one of our 
most famous authors. He has been making generous contributions to 
organizations which pay children $2 for every book they read. At the 
same time his colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle are taking 
money away from needy children who need subsidies for their lunch.
  The teacher is teaching school children a lesson at this time. He is 
showing there is money to be made in book deals, perhaps enough to buy 
their own lunch. I would like to share some information that I find 
important in this callous regard to our children.
  The leadership nutritional block grant would terminate all nutrition 
standards. Seven hundred thousand Michigan children eat school lunch 
every day. More than half qualify for free or reduced price lunches. 
Michigan will lose $107 million a year.
  With one hand, the Speaker has offered school kids a book deal do 
encourage learning. With the other hand, he is taking away their lunch 
money which provides them with an absolute necessity for proper 
learning, and that is decent nutrition.
  At the rate Republicans are taking money from kids, the kids are 
going to have to read an awful lot of books to stay fed.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Doolittle). The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. VOLKMER. Do the rules of the House permit Members to walk in the 
well, be present in the well while a Member is speaking in the well?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members should not cross in front of Members 
while they are speaking in the well.
  Mr. VOLKMER. Is it permissible to walk on the other side of the well 
while a Member is speaking in the well?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members should not walk between the Member 
speaking and the Chair.
  Mr. VOLKMER. What I am trying to point out to Members on the other 
side, we have never done it on this side, is not to get your papers up 
and get ready to make your 1-minute while a Member is speaking in the 
well.

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