This amendment will compensate State and local government agencies for some portion of their cost of providing social services to newly arrived Cubans and Haitians. The funds to cover the cost of this amendment have already been authorized. The gentleman from Florida will discuss the amendment. which I believe adds a new dimension to satisfy the rationale of the basic legislation. and that is that since the costs associated with the influx of new refugees resulted from the Federal imigration policy. it is equitable that the costs be met by all Federal taxpayers and not entirely by local taxpayers in the impacted areas. This legislation is a bipartisan effort. I especially commend my distinguished colleague. the gentleman from Pennsylvania . and other members of the committee on the minority side whose cooperation brought our effort to this point.
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