Barney Frank: “the major reason for differentiation is the nexus between municipal employment and the municipality. We have in fact…”

“the major reason for differentiation is the nexus between municipal employment and the municipality. We have in fact many municipalities which have decided to impose residency requirements. They require that certain employees live in the city. Part of the impetus for this legislation is the increasing problem when people are faced with an inconsistent set of demands. On the one hand they are legally ordered to live in the city, and on the other hand they cannot afford it. It is not my understanding that cities order other people to live there. The people who would be covered if the gentleman from Oklahoma's expanded amendment were adopted are not subject to a requirement of municipal residency nor has anyone thought that there was a logical reason to do that.”