[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 64 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WIC PROGRAM MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EVER IMPLEMENTED

  (Ms. CARSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to reiterate that prior to 
coming to Congress I heard the eloquent prose from Congress that 
underscored the need for this country to be en route to supporting 
policies that enhanced family values and that was cost effective and 
that would benefit Americans in general.
  It was a shame, I felt, upon arriving here that the Republicans had 
proposed to reduce funding for the most vital program affecting 
families that this country has known, not only vital but very 
effective, and that was the Women, Infants and Children Program.
  I joined other colleagues in publicly denouncing that proposal that 
was designed to impose further pain on this country's children and that 
was to deny them opportunity for proper nutrition, thus propelling them 
into other medical problems, such as infant mortality, child anemia, 
and low-birth weight babies as a result.
  I want to publicly thank the Republicans for hearing our cry and for 
hearing our plea and restoring that vital program to its full capacity.

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