[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            CONTRACT AGAINST AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, last night we witnessed an all-out war waged 
by the Republican majority against the most vulnerable of our society, 
our impoverished children.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle will tell us that block 
grants will actually provide more services for less money.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, let me tell the American people that this is not 
the case.
  Under the Republican plan, actual disbursement funds for school 
lunches and WIC programs will be cut by more than $2 billion.
  Over the past several weeks I have received thousands of letters, 
cards, and drawings from young children in my district, who under this 
plan, will be forced to carry the burden of tax cuts for the wealthy on 
their tiny shoulders. They tell me how much they need these programs to 
grow up healthy and strong. They tell me that without school lunches 
they will go to school hungry and not ready to learn.
  Mr. Speaker, we are witnessing an all-out attack on the most 
defenseless of our society by the majority party in Congress. We must 
make a stand against these callous actions. We cannot let the poor and 
the hungry in the Nation fall victim to this outdated and cold-hearted 
legislative agenda.

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