[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IT IS TIME TO PASS THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL BILL

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it has now been more than 2 months since 
the President sent disaster relief legislation to the Congress, but my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle have chosen to dilly-dally, 
to delay, instead of passing this important bill. They even voted to 
send the Congress home for 10 days instead of working to get this 
emergency aid to the families who so desperately need it.
  Even worse, the majority has played politics with the disaster relief 
legislation. Last month they added a poison pill to the bill, a 
provision that would freeze spending on education and other important 
budget priorities that in fact help working families in this country. 
The President has stated that he cannot sign this bill if this 
provision is included. Yet, the majority has refused to remove it.
  It is time to stop playing politics with the lives of American 
families. It is time to help those victims who are in fact desperately 
waiting for disaster relief funds. It is time to pass the emergency 
supplemental bill.

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