Mike Collins: “H.R. 1526 also includes a reform to the supporting rural schools program. This is a program that clearly needs to be…”

“H.R. 1526 also includes a reform to the supporting rural schools program. This is a program that clearly needs to be reformed but in a thoughtful way that recognizes the unique position that our rural schools are in. We can't continue to send Federal dollars towards local schools through a system that can't pay for itself. This bill provides funding sources for local schools that have missed out on the revenue through federally owned forests. This bill gives schools that have grown dependent on these funds a chance to transition into a new system, one that is sustainable and one that promotes investment in our natural resources and our forest resources. As I said earlier, this bill is good for the economy, and I will stop where I started: the Republican majority is about jobs. The Republican majority is about having an upward lift for all in our economy, not just for the ones we want to focus on through political choice. {time} 1330 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 5 seconds to remind the gentleman who just spoke that there are 36,000 households in his district in Georgia who rely on SNAP. I think they're counting on him to vote a different way. At this point, I yield 1 minute and 15 seconds to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield).”