[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 11 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E161]
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               DAYCARE FAIRNESS FOR STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS

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                               speech of

                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, during the debate on H. Con. Res. 202, my 
colleague Mr. Goodling said that he wanted ``just again to remind 
everyone'' that the Republicans had ``provided $4 billion more than the 
President asked for'' to fund child care. This was part of the effort 
to demonstrate a Republican commitment to child care.
  I feel compelled to correct the record. The additional $4 billion 
being spent on child care is not more than the President asked for. 
Rather, it is more than was provided under previous law.
  Indeed, the main reason for the additional money for child care 
beyond previous law is that the President insisted upon it, and when 
the Republicans resisted providing adequate funding for child care as 
part of the program to move people from welfare to work, the President 
was forced to veto that version. After the veto, the Republicans agreed 
to join with Democrats to increase the funds provided for child care, 
and the President signed the improved legislation into law.

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