Arlen Specter: “there is no doubt about the value of the afterschool programs. That has been recognized by the subcommittee and we have…”

“there is no doubt about the value of the afterschool programs. That has been recognized by the subcommittee and we have put $1 billion in the program. This is $400 million more than the President's request. Would we like to have additional funds? Certainly we would, but we simply don't have it within our allocation. The amendment offered by the Senator from Nevada with an across-the-board cut would cut into many very important programs. There will be fewer youth employment training centers, fewer NIH grants, fewer dislocated worker trainees, fewer kids in Head Start, and fewer kids in child care. The Ensign amendment has an across-the-board cut of $100,000,000 (.0012%) to all programs except Education. This would mean a cut of: -$1,201,000 (470 fewer youth Employment Training jobs); -$1,080,000 (600 fewer Adult Training jobs); -$1,718,000 (1,000 fewer Dislocated Worker trainees); -$33,579,000 (100 fewer NIH grants); -$2,165,000 (1,000 fewer people receive substance abuse treatment); -$526,000 (300 fewer people receiving mental health services); -$8,179,000 (1,200 fewer kids in Head Start); -$2,520,000 (600 fewer kids in child care); -$685,000 (400,000 fewer meals served to seniors); and -$10,236,000 (6,500 fewer Social Security disability claims processed).”