Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “I would simply say in summary to ask the Members to support the manager's amendment. We need to support the folks down…”

“I would simply say in summary to ask the Members to support the manager's amendment. We need to support the folks down in the gulf region that were affected by the hurricane. The purpose of the manager's amendment was twofold, to insure that money was available as quickly as possible to those victims who are 100,000 homeless, just in Louisiana alone, to make certain that they can get access to that as quickly as possible; secondly, to make certain that the groups that are building those homes are not political front groups for a right or left agenda, but ones who are sincerely interested in building with bricks and mortar to provide that opportunity to those folks. If you want to help those folks in the gulf region, and you want to make certain that money is used effectively and not in a political way, support the Oxley manager's amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Oxley). The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the noes appeared to have it.”