[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1136]
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   TREASURY-POSTAL FUNDING BILL AMENDMENT--LANGUAGE PROHIBITING SEX 
                 TRAINING COURSES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 1998

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I will support an amendment to the 
Treasury-Postal Appropriations Bill that will cease the use of taxpayer 
dollars for sex technique training courses. Federal workers should not 
have to endure this treatment, and tax dollars should not be funding 
it!
  I first learned of this training during an Appropriations 
Transportation Subcommittee hearing a few years ago. I have never heard 
more disturbing testimony in all my years in Congress. The 
inappropriate nature of the training was reiterated as employee after 
employee came before the subcommittee recounting horrifying incident 
after incident.
  Mr. Speaker, nobody should be required to participate in ``How To'' 
sessions addressing sexual techniques or devices, such as ``how to 
properly use a condom,'' or AIDS/HIV training on ``how to properly 
shoot-up.'' Taxpayer dollars should not be wasted on despicable 
training techniques like tieing together two individuals of opposite 
genders and requiring them to eat, sleep and bathe together for 24 
hours!
  Mr. Speaker, we must not overlook the need to protect the dignity of 
federal employees and the integrity of the use of taxpayer dollars. 
This radical agenda must be stopped from rearing its ugly head.

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