[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SENIOR CITIZENS

  (Mr. LONGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LONGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I understand that being attacked and 
engaging in political debate is part of the terrain one deals with when 
one assumes this type of office, but imagine my surprise when I 
obtained a copy of the tax return of the National Council of Senior 
Citizens, a group which is currently orchestrating a tax on me in my 
district, which shows that they received nearly $73 million in Federal 
funds for the year ending June 30, 1994, almost 96 percent of their 
budget, from the Federal Government.
  Furthermore, I obtained information that over the last two election 
cycles they had contributed nearly $417,000 exclusively to Democratic 
candidates. Not one red cent to a Republican candidate.
  Again, it is a citizen's right to express their first amendment point 
of view, but is there a connection?
  I also obtained a copy of the audit report of the National Council 
wherein they say in their report that the heavy reliance on 
governmental grants poses a potential danger to the long-term structure 
of the National Council. Absent such grants, the council would be 
unable to continue its current level of operations without seeking new 
revenue sources.

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