[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 130 (Saturday, August 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1645]
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  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996

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                               speech of

                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 2, 1995

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2127) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for purposes:

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank my colleagues, Mr. Edwards, 
Mr. Bateman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Christensen and others for their work on 
restoring money to the Impact Aid Program. By funding this program at 
the amounts mentioned by the majority leader, Prince William County 
could gain $1.5 million and Fairfax County would gain an additional 
$800,000. Both of these school systems are spending far more in 
educating children of active duty military personnel on bases than they 
receive from the Government. And just as homeowners and businesses pay 
their local taxes annually, the Federal Government has an obligation to 
pay its fair share. Anything less amounts to an unfunded Federal 
mandate on localities.


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