[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLOMON AMENDMENT

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, recently the Supreme Court announced it 
would decide whether some law schools might curb military recruiters' 
access to their students. The issue in question is the Solomon 
amendment, a Federal law that requires universities to give military 
recruiters equal access or risk losing millions of dollars in Federal 
funding. These universities allow IBM, GE and other corporations 
access, but not the military. I commend the Supreme Court for taking up 
this case and urge them to reverse a lower court injunction against 
enforcement of the Solomon amendment.
  The Solomon amendment is necessary to protect the military against 
the antimilitary sentiment of some universities and colleges. Yet many 
of these universities receive millions and millions of hardworking 
American tax dollars in Federal funds. These universities will take 
taxpayers' money, but then will discriminate against the very people 
who put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. This is not 
right. I urge support for the Solomon amendment.

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