[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, a bill that should have passed this year is 
H.R. 3100, the Community Renewal Act. We could pass this bill tonight. 
We could have passed it last night or the night before. But some in the 
minority have objected to its consideration. This is too bad.
  I will not offer the UC tonight, other than to say that Senator 
Clinton has worked very hard on this bill to get it cleared on our 
side. It is a bipartisan bill that would allow HUD-designated renewal 
communities to take advantage of more recent 2000 census data in 
determining their boundaries.
  This bill is important for more States than New York. Senator Clinton 
has been the leader on this issue, but it is an important piece of 
legislation. It affects not only New York but Tennessee, Alabama, 
Kentucky, Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Mississippi, Washington, 
and other States.
  Senator Clinton cleared this bill with the chairman and ranking 
member of the Finance Committee, Senators Baucus and Grassley. That was 
not enough. It is regrettable despite all our efforts Republicans could 
not clear this fine legislation. I commend the Senator from New York 
for her good work.

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