[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CURTAILMENT OF JOBS PROGRAM THREATENS 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN WITH ILLNESS

  (Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong 
opposition to the dismantling of our National Summer Youth Job 
Programs.
  Mr. Speaker, 1.2 million children will lose the opportunity to be 
employed and educated this summer. In my State $19 million would be 
eliminated, canceling 13,000 summer youth jobs. That is right, Mr. 
Speaker, this summer we will have an additional 600,000 young people 
nationwide on the streets with nothing to do, at a time when we should 
be encouraging work, and discouraging crime.
  I submit, Mr. Speaker, this rescission is a crime and we should 
defeat the rescission proposal when it arrives to the floor.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to look beyond our 
whips, look beyond our caucuses, look beyond our party positions. Let 
us not look beyond our consciences.
  Let us stand up for our young people and say ``yes, you will have and 
deserve the right to work this summer.''


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