Date: 1986-06-04
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Since the gentle- man from Indiana. and I thank the woman brought up the fact of the gentlewoman for yielding. other States. I thought this was an op- Mr. GREEN. Mr. Chairman. will the portune time to ask her to yield. be- gentlewoman yield? cause this little State of Rhode Island Ms. OAKAR. I yield to the gentlehas been assisted as well as a few com man from New York. munities in the State of Rhode Island (On request of Mr. GREEN and by that I represent. Our genial ranking unanimous consent. Ms. wAa was alminority member named Newport. lowed- to proceed for 5 additional miRH. and the fact that there was a ut.n UDAG grant for Newport. RH. for a utes.) hotel. Indeed. it did. It was applied for Mr. GREEN. I thank the gentleby the Republican mayor and the Re- woman for yielding. and I rise simply publican council of the city of New- to correct a misimpression that may port. supported by the Congressman have been left by the previous debate. who represents Newport. who is this There has been some suggestion chap right here. here that somehow this program has The hotel we refer to is built on land been a bonanza for places like New that was totally deteriorated. There York City. I have to assure you that were commercial buildings that were that is not the case. unusable. unrehabilitatable. It is Just let me give you the numbers. within view of public housing projects We have two urban aid or municipal that we put up. aid "programs where there are specific Do you know who work in hotels? measures of municipal need. They are Not millionaires. No. certainly not. the Community Development Block Little people. working people. They Grant Program and the General Reveare the maids. they are the janitors. nue Sharing Program. Under each of they are the waiters. the waitresses. those programs. New York City qualiThose are the jobs that have been cre- fies for approximately 6 percent of all ated. the aid that is distributed. Now. in Pawtucket. RH. another In contrast. New York City has UDAG grant. We took over a race- gotten only 2.1 percent of the money track. Thank goodness we got rid of that has been distributed under the that thing. We were not too proud of UDAG Program. less than it would get what was happening on that race- just on a measure of population. So track. So we put up businesses. We are for whatever the reasons. this proemploying people. We have a cabinet- gram has not been a bonanza for New making shop in Pawtucket. RH. what York City. and I would hope that used to be Narragansett racetrack. Members would not cast their votes on And who is it owned by? A fine black this amendment on the assumption gentleman who is one of the finest that New York City is getting an cabinetmakers in the Northeast. He unfair amount on this program. If employs a great number of blacks and anything. it is getting unfairly little. minorities other than blacks. and we not unfairly too much. have created jobs and we have got a I thank the gentlewoman for permittax revenue from that. That is what ting me to make that correction. UDAG is all about. Mrs. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman. will Now. if there are any complaints the gentlewoman yield? about certain projects like the one in Ms. OAKAR. I. yield to the gentleVermontI think Vermont is prirnari- womnh from Connecticut.