[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 31 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E319]
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               HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT

                                 ______


                     HON. MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 8, 1996

  Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the House on its 
passage of S. 1494, the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act. This 
is an excellent bill which includes language from several bills passed 
by the House previously, including H.R. 117, the Senior Citizens 
Housing Safety Act of 1995.
  The safety of America's seniors is important to each and everyone of 
us. S. 1494, like H.R. 117 ensures the safety of America's seniors 
living in public housing complexes. It toughens placement and eviction 
policies in order to protect residents of public and assisted housing 
programs from substance abusers. These provisions are the key reasons I 
cosponsored H.R. 117 and am in full support of S. 1494.