Sam Farr: “this bill is a travesty. The funding to provide services for our Veterans and to assist with housing for low-income…”

“this bill is a travesty. The funding to provide services for our Veterans and to assist with housing for low-income families is wholely inadequate. At this time, I wish to address another area where this bill is unacceptable, the lack of funding for the Corporation for National Service (CNS) and its newest program, AmeriCorps. All funding for the CNS was eliminated in Committee to shift money to other appropriations bills and to support a tax bill the American people know is a scam. The CNS administers an impressive list of programs that provide assistance to people throughout the nation. From elementary school kids and seniors who are paired together through the Foster Grandparents program, to college and high school students involved in Learn and Serve America gaining college credit and benefiting from dedicated tutors, America is better off for the work Americans are doing through CNS programs. AmeriCorps members are providing an invaluable service to communities around the country. In my district AmeriCorps members have worked with the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers and Sisters, and the Food Bank of Monterey.”