Jack Kingston: “it appears that the Democrats are confused again. There is nothing unusual there. But on the WIC program, I do not know…”

“it appears that the Democrats are confused again. There is nothing unusual there. But on the WIC program, I do not know if they have read the bill. Had they read the bill, they would know that WIC is fully funded at $3.7 billion, a historic all time high for WIC, funded by the Republican majority in Congress. I will send them a copy of the bill if they want it. Where their confusion lies is that they are using 1994 census records when they say that WIC is not fully funded. At least in my part of the country, it is 1997. We do not have 1996 records but we do have 1995 records, and they confirm that WIC is fully funded. Democrats, there is no reason, even for political purposes, to use 1994 records. Second, there is a $100 million carryover of unused WIC funds right now, $100 million in unused funds sitting in reserve for WIC. Third, the President of the United States has said welfare is down 15 percent. If welfare is down, why do Democrats insist on an emergency basis on increasing welfare funding? Again, Mr. Speaker, the Democrats are confused. What else is new?”