The claim that this Republican substitute would continue to help the neediest is erroneousyou cannot continue to provide services to those in need if you eliminate the money to serve them. In my own city of New York. the impact of these cuts has been devastating for both schoolchildren and the districts which serve them. We have already been forced to absorb a 30percent reduction in funds for compensatory education. emergency school aid. handicapped education under Public Law 94142. vocational education. child nutrition and feeding programs. bilingual education. refugee education aid. and employment and training programs as a result of fiscal year 1981 rescissions. This loss results in $124 million worth of services not being provided to New York City schoolchildren. These reductions will result in. at the very least. the beginnings of an erosion of our commitment to provide schoolchildren. teachers. and local school districts assistance as nearly 16 percent of city school revenues come from Washington. compared to the national average of 8 percent.