[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 137 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTOR SPORTS PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. FUNDERBURK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, as you know, North Carolina is the home 
of professional auto racing and it is on behalf of thousands of North 
Carolinians and millions of NASCAR, NHRA, and INDY racing fans across 
America that I introduce the Motor Sports Protection Act today.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton is waging war on the tobacco family. He has 
threatened the livelihood of thousands of tobacco farmers across the 
South and he is now on the verge of destroying professional automobile 
racing as we know it.
  The Funderburk bill, which Richard Petty says all race fans can rally 
around, will stop Bill Clinton before he crosses the finish line. It 
prevents Big Brother agents from slapping advertising restrictions on 
the tobacco sponsors of pro racing. Mr. Speaker, each NASCAR alone 
pumps over $2 billion into the southern economy. Racing fans are hard-
working, law-abiding Americans. They deserve better than to be used as 
pawns in Bill Clinton's shell-game. Lets send him a message right now: 
Bill Clinton keep your hands off racing.
  Support the Funderburk Motor Sports Protection Act

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