Dale Kildee: “I rise in support of the conference report to accompany S. 2000, the Human Services Amendment of 1994. This conference…”

“I rise in support of the conference report to accompany S. 2000, the Human Services Amendment of 1994. This conference agreement provides for a 4-year extension and improvement of Head Start, the community services block grant, low-income home energy assistance, and community-based family resources programs. These are programs which, over the years, I have enthusiastically supported. They help and they work well because they give a hand up instead of a hand out. Thus, in providing preschool services, critical community services, and energy assistance, they successfully promote, protect, defend, and enhance human dignity. I would like to thank the subcommittee chairman, Mr. Martinez, and the ranking republican, Ms. Molinari for their leadership in developing an excellent bill which has moved quickly and smoothly through the process. I would also like to thank them for their support and assistance for in including in this conference agreement several improvements which I sponsored.”