Bob Kerrey: “the modification basically was done as a consequence of really not needing an offset now, as I explained earlier, from…”

“the modification basically was done as a consequence of really not needing an offset now, as I explained earlier, from the Domenici amendment. Staff informs me the $18.9 million we are adding back is available in the bill. This is a very straightforward amendment. This program, in 1994, had 90-some individual community organizations that filed applications. They match two for one. I ask unanimous consent a letter from many, many community-based organizations who have indicated they support this amendment, be printed in the Record at this time. There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: September 28, 1995. Dear Senator: We write on behalf of a diverse coalition of education, library, arts, disability, civil liberties, trade unions and other civic organizations to urge you to vote for the Amendment to restore $18.9 million of funding for the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) to be offered by Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and others, with bipartisan support, to the Senate Appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary (H.R. 2076). TIIAP, a program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA), matches private contributions with government funds to promote the development and widespread availability of advanced telecommunications technologies.”