Kendra S. Horn: “I would be prepared to offer at this time, if it were appropriate, an amendment relating to saving the summer youth…”

“I would be prepared to offer at this time, if it were appropriate, an amendment relating to saving the summer youth program. Unfortunately, some of the items have been precluded by the rules of the House that are being applied to a rescission bill that normally are applied to appropriations, which are not rescission bills. That is creating great difficulty. The gentleman from Illinois and the gentleman from Delaware have already preempted in essence the particular sections except for one on the amendment 42 which I had filed at the desk at the appropriate time on Monday, and what is left is page 25, line 23, where we could at the appropriate time after this, if that is not precluded, strike $682,282,000 and insert $582,282,000. I would like to see a lot of this problem solved in conference. I think there is an overwhelming feeling in this House, in fact, many of the leaders on authorizations and Appropriations have said just that to me, to do something to restore the summer youth program. The fact is it was removed at 1:30 a.m. in the morning when I suggest some of the individuals might not have known what they were doing. This is very vital for urban America. The school superintendent in Long Beach, my home city, has endorsed it even though I was taking funds from various education programs.”