[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 45 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, in our rush to meet an artificial, 100-day 
goal, it is a fair question to ask, are we hurting more than we are 
helping?
  In yesterday's New York Times, an article noted that when the 
Personal Responsibility Act was marked up by the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunity, the language passed resulted in 57,000 
children of military families being denied access to the school feeding 
programs that would be established.
  To restore this feeding program for the military, it will cost the 
Pentagon more than $5 million for meals and another $5 million for 
administrative costs.
  It seems, Mr. Speaker, that we profess to want a strong military, yet 
we pass legislation that will cause military children to go hungry.
  These actions are either mean spirited or grossly negligent. Either 
way, America suffers.
  Let us demonstrate that we are wise enough to know that welfare 
reform means real wage reform for poor people and not taking food out 
of the mouths of children. Let us demonstrate the strength of having 
reason and compassion.


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