[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

  (Mrs. KELLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to share a few names with you and 
hopefully our President: Adam Kopald, Bridgit Mennite, Liesl 
Himmelberger, Amy Ziegler, Emily Nytko, and Kellie Ernzen.
  These are just a few of the names that our President is planning to 
veto this Friday.
  Those six young men and women are the top honor students at James 
O'Neill High School in Highland Falls, NY.
  Their school district vitally depends on the Impact Aid Program. Last 
week this House stood up for these children and their school district 
by funding this program--despite the White House's attempts to zero it 
out.
  If the President vetoes our measure, which adds an additional $3.3 
billion for education and environmental programs, he vetoes the 
education of those six students. It's that simple.
  The President can talk all he wants about children, but the fact will 
remain that he abandoned them--not this House.
  Mr. Speaker, my mother used to tell me that actions speak louder than 
words. So, I urge the President to hear the please of these children, 
and help us save the Impact Aid Program.

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