H 5174 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 17, 1995

proposes a $5 billion cut in the crime

trust fund over the next 6 years. The

measure directs that the justice assistance grant programs would be consolidated into a single block grant program. This plan will only serve to

weaken our crimefighting ability by

taking money away from law enforcement officers.

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Certainly there is much more Congress can and must do to reduce crime

and violence in this country. Crime

continues to be the number one concern for millions of working families.

That is why it is imperative that Congress not gut the crime bill as a means

of playing partisan politics.

Therefore, I say to my friends on this

side of the aisle, I say to the Republicans, stop playing politics with the

crime bill. Respect the men and women

in law enforcement. Instead of providing them with a few encouraging words

during National Police Week, give law

enforcement the financial assistance

they need to keep them secure in their

jobs and to keep us all secure in our

neighborhoods.

of Pennsylvania). Under a previous

order of the House, the gentleman from

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. FOX

fMichigan [Mr. SMITH] is recognized for

5 minutes.

[Mr. SMITH of Michigan addressed

the House. His remarks will appear

hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. L

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f IPINSKI] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. LIPINSKI addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the gentleman from California [Mr. H

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f ORN] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. HORN addressed the House. His

remarks will appear hereafter in the

Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. K

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fAPTUR] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Ms. KAPTUR addressed the House.

Her remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. B

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f URTON] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed

the House. His remarks will appear

hereafter in the Extensions of Reprevious order of the House, the genmarks.]

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tleman from New York [Mr. OWENS] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. OWENS addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Florida [Mr. DIAZBALART] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. DIAZ-BALART addressed the

House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Oregon [Mr. DEFAZIO] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. DeFAZIO addressed the House.

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previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from New Jersey [Mr. MARTINI]

is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. MARTINI addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from California [Mr. BECERRA]

is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. BECERRA addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

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previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Georgia [Mr. NORWOOD] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. NORWOOD addressed the House.

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MISSISSIPPI AIR NATIONAL

the Extensions of Remarks.]

GUARD’S 186TH REFUELING

fGROUP RECEIVES HIGHEST INSPECTION RATING

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. MONTGOMERY] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I want to

share with my colleagues the news that the

Air National Guard’s 186th Air Refueling

Group in Meridian, MS, received an ‘‘outstanding’’ rating after completing an operational

readiness inspection conducted by the Air Mobility Command [AMC].

This is the first time in the history of the Air

Mobility Command that any unit has been

given an ‘‘outstanding’’ rating, which was announced on May 11 by Lt. Gen. Malcolm Armstrong, commander of AMC’s 21st Air Force.

The unit was required to deploy more than

half of its 900 members for the week-long inspection At Fort Hood, Texas, along with nine

KC–135 tanker aircraft. They lived and worked

in a wartime scenario during the inspection.

While deployed, the unit was subject to simulated conventional and chemical attack, terrorist activity and hostile threats while continuing

to perform its mission of air-to-air refueling of

military aircraft. The AMC inspection team,

composed of active duty members based at

Air Mobility Command headquarters, Scott Air

Force Base, Illinois, tested the unit’s capability

under the same criteria used for inspecting active Air Force units. the exercises ran 24

hours a day while the unit was deployed.

Col. Frederick Feinstein, air commander of

the 186th, said, ‘‘This was undoubtedly the finest display of professionalism and dedication

that I have seen from any unit in almost 40

years of military service. Every Member of the

unit had a job to do in this effort and each of

them performed flawlessly.’’

I agree with Colonel Feinstein. This rating

means the 186th was exceptional in all areas

of inspection. That is almost unprecedented

for any unit, active duty, National Guard or

Reserve. It is a credit to the men and women

who make up this unit. Their training and

teamwork came together to put the 186th at

the top of the class.

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. B

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

f ROWNBACK]

is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. BROWNBACK addressed the

House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]

WE MUST PASS OUR BUDGET TOMORROW, TO SAVE AMERICA

fFROM A MASSIVE DEBT

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. BRYANT] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee. Mr.

Speaker, I come here on this historic

night of American history as someone

who is concerned about a sound and

stable future for this great country.

The massive overspending this Federal Government has done for the past

few decades has finally caught up with

us, and it’s time we take action to stop

this dangerous spending.

These deficits will cripple our future

generations with a mountain of debt

which they will be forced to pay if we

do nothing to stop this out of control

spending.

Now that Congress has finally realized this problem, it’s time to commit

ourselves to solving it.

We must eliminate these deficits and

balance the budget in order to preserve

a sound, financial future for ourselves,

our children, and many generations to

come.

The Kasich plan we will be voting on

tomorrow to balance the budget is a realistic blueprint for a balanced budget.

If we care about the future of this

country, we must begin to lay the

foundation for a solid economy with

this blueprint and use this map on the

road to a balanced budget.

Recently, Mr. Speaker, I have heard

many false and unfounded attacks

coming from those who are apparently

opposed to balancing the budget.

We heard these same attacks from

the same people who fought H.R. 1215