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OCR Page 1 of 74February 11, 1998
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE
H395
LaHood
Paxon
Shuster
Wexler
Wise
Wynn
Largent
Pease
Whereas a large number of low- and mid-
Skeen
Weygand
Woolsey
Yates
Latham
Peterson (PA)
Smith (MI)
dle-income families sacrifice a second full-
LaTourette
Petri
Smith (NJ)
NOT VOTING-22
time income so that the mother may be at
Lazio
Pickering
Smith (TX)
Callahan
Miller (FL)
Sensenbrenner
home with her child;
Leach
Pitts
Snowbarger
Diaz-Balart
Mink
Smith (OR)
Whereas the average income of 2-parent
Lewis (CA)
Pombo
Solomon
Doolittle
Myrick
Smith, Linda
families with a single income is $20,000 less
Lewis (KY)
Porter
Souder
Eshoo
Nadler
Stearns
than the average income of 2-parent families
Livingston
Portman
Spence
Gonzalez
Poshard
Waters
with two incomes;
LoBiondo
Pryce (OH)
Stump
Harman
Ros-Lehtinen
White
Lucas
Quinn
Sununu
Whereas only 30 percent of preschool chil-
Lantos
Sawyer
Manzullo
Radanovich
Talent
Linder
Schiff
dren are in paid child care and the remaining
McCollum
Ramstad
Tauzin
70 percent of preschool children are in fami-
McCrery
Redmond
Taylor (NC)
1723
lies that do not pay for-child care, many of
McDade
Regula
Thomas
which are low- to middle-income families
McHugh
Riggs
Thornberry
Mr. MURTHA changed his vote from
struggling to provide child care at home;
McInnis
Riley
Thune
"yea" to "nay."
McIntosh
Whereas child care proposals should not
Rogan
Tiahrt
McKeon
Rogers
Traficant
So the resolution was agreed to.
provide financial assistance solely to the 30
Metcalf
Rohrabacher
Upton
The result of the vote was announced
percent of families that pay for child care
Mica
Roukema
Walsh
as above recorded.
and should not discriminate against families
Moran (KS)
Royce
Wamp
A motion to reconsider was laid on
in which children are cared for by an at-
Morella
Ryun
Watkins
Salmon
the table.
home parent; and
Nethercutt
Watts (OK)
Whereas any congressional proposal that
Neumann
Sanford
Weldon (FL)
Ney
Saxton
increases child care funding should provide
Weldon (PA)
Northup
Scarborough
Weller
financial relief to families that sacrifice an
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
Norwood
Schaefer, Dan
Whitfield
entire income in order that a mother or fa-
Nussle
Wicker
PRO TEMPORE
Schaffer, Bob
ther may be at home for their young child:
Oxley
Sessions
Wolf
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
Now, therefore, be it
Packard
Shadegg
Young (AK)
Pappas
Young (FL)
UPTON). Pursuant to the provisions of
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the
Shaw
Shays
clause 5 of rule I the Chair announces
Senate concurring), That the Congress recog-
Parker
nizes that-
Paul
Shimkus
that he will postpone further proceed-
(1) many American families make enor-
ings today on the second motion to
NAYS-191
mous sacrifices to forgo a second income in
suspend the rules on which a recorded
order to have a parent care for their child at
Abercrombie
Gordon
Moran (VA)
vote or the yeas and nays are ordered
home;
Ackerman
Green
Murtha
Allen
Gutierrez
Neal
or on which the vote is objected to
(2) there should be no bias against at-home
Andrews
Hall (OH)
Oberstar
under clause 4 of rule XV.
parents;
Baesler
Hastings (FL)
Obey
If a recorded vote is ordered on the
(3) parents choose many legitimate forms
Baldacci
Hefner
Olver
Hilliard
first motion, relating to House Concur-
of child care to meet their individual needs
Barcia
Ortiz
an at-home parent, grandparent, aunt,
Barrett (WI)
Hinchey
rent Resolution 202, that vote will be
Owens
uncle, neighbor, nanny. preschool, or child
Becerra
Hinojosa
Pallone
taken after debate has concluded on
care center;
Bentsen
Holden
Pascrell
that motion.
Berman
Hooley
(4) child care needs of at-home parents and
Pastor
Berry
Hoyer
If a recorded vote is ordered on the
working parents should be given careful con-
Bishop
Jackson (IL)
Payne
second motion, relating to Senate 927,
sideration by the Congress;
Blagojevich
Jackson-Lee
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
that vote will be postponed until
(5) any quality child care proposal should
Blumenager
(TX)
Thursday, February 12, 1998.
reflect careful consideration of providing fi-
Bonior
Jefferson
Pickett
nancial relief for those families where there
Borski
John
Pomeroy
Johnson (WI)
Price (NC)
is'an at-home parent; and
Boswell
Boucher
Johnson, E.B.
Rahall
(6) mothers and fathers who have chosen
DAYCARE FAIRNESS FOR STAY-
Boyd
Kanjorski
Rangel
and continue to choose to be at home should
Kaptur
Reyes
AT-HOME PARENTS
Brown (CA)
be applauded for their efforts.
Brown (FL)
Kennedy.(MA)
Rivers
Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I move
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Brown (OH)
Kennedy (RI)
Rodriguez
Cardin
Roemer
to suspend the rules and agree to the
Kennelly
ant to the rule, the gentleman from
Carson
Kildee
Rothman
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 202)
Pennsylvania (Mr. GOODLING) and the
Clay
Kilpatrick
Roybal-Allard
expressing the sense of the Congress
gentleman from California (Mr. MAR-
Clayton
Kind (WI)
Rush
that the Federal Government should
TINEZ), each will control 20 minutes.
Clement
Kleczka
Sabo
Clyburn
Klink
Sanchez
acknowledge the importance of at-
The Chair recognizes the gentleman
Condit
Kucinich
Sanders
home parents and should not discrimi-
from Pennsylvania (Mr. GOODLING).
Conyers
LaFalce
Sandlin
nate against families who forego a sec-
Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I yield
Costello
Lampson
Schumer
ond income in order for a mother or fa-
Coyne
Levin
myself such time as I may consume.
Scott
Cramer
Lewis (GA)
ther to be at home with their children,
Serrano
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support
Cummings
Lipinski
Sherman
as amended.
House Concurrent Resolution 202, the
Danner
Lofgren
Sisisky
The Clerk read as follows:
equitable child care resolution, which I
Davis (FL)
Lowey
Skaggs
Davis (IL)
Luther
H. CON. RES. 202
introduced on January 27, 1998, to en-
Skelton
DeFazio
Maloney (CT)
Slaughter
Whereas studies have found that quality
sure that any child care proposal that
DeGette
Maloney (NY)
Delahunt
Smith, Adam
child care, particularly for infants and young
this Congress may consider this year
Manton
DeLauro
Snyder
children, requires a sensitive, interactive,
addresses the needs of parents who
Markey
Deutsch
Martinez
Spratt
loving, and consistent caregiver;
choose to stay at home to care for
Dicks
Mascara
Stabenow
Whereas most parents meet and exceed the
their child. Almost all of the child care
Dingell
Stark
Matsui
aforementioned criteria, circumstances al-
Stenholm
proposals in Congress focus solely on
Dixon
McCarthy (MO)
lowing, often parental care marks the best
Doggett
McCarthy (NY)
Stokes
form of child care;
expanding commercial child care, de-
Dooley
McDermott
Strickland
Stupak
Whereas the recent National Institute for
spite the fact that only 30 percent of
Doyle
McGovern
Edwards
McHale
Tanner
Child Health and Development study found
preschool children are cared for by paid
Engel
McIntyre
Tauscher
that the greatest factor in the development
child care providers. And of that 30 per-
Etheridge
McKinney
Taylor (MS)
of a young child is "what is happening at
cent, an even smaller percentage are in
Evans
McNulty
Thompson
home and in families";
commercial child care. We know the
Farr
Meehan
Thurman
Whereas a child's interaction with his or
majority of preschool children are
Fattah
Meek (FL)
Tierney
her parents has the most significant impact
Fazio
Meeks (NY)
Torres
cared for by their mother or father who
on their development, any Federal child care
Filner
Menendez
Towns
policy should enable and encourage parents
stay at home for that purpose. Yet
Ford
Millender-
Turner
Frank (MA)
McDonald
Velazquez
to spend more time with their children;
Federal child care proposals would in-
Frost
Miller (CA)
Vento
Whereas nearly 1/2 of preschool children
dicate that we should not consider
Furse
Minge
Visclosky
have at-home mothers and only 1/3 of pre-
those who stay home as child care pro-
Gejdenson
Moakley
Watt (NC)
school children have mothers who are em-
viders. It is inconceivable to me that
Gephardt
Mollohan
Waxman
ployed full time:
the Federal Government would tell
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