I rise in support of the conference report on H.R. 2990. I wanted to take a couple of moments to express my deepest appreciation and. I think. the appreciation of all of us who represent States which have had a significant impact as a result of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. and that impact has been a large number of undocumented people who have come out of the shadows into the legalization program under the legislation. the glue for which was a section of that law appropriating for 4 straight fiscal years. starting with fiscal year 1988. $1 billion to reimburse the States and the local governments for the costs in the area of education. in the area of health care and in the area of public assistance that would come as a result of this particular act. That section was the glue that held this act together. The other body. unfortunately. chose to take some of the fiscal year 1990s appropriation money that was supposed to be appropriated for use any time between the passage of that law back in 1986 and 1994 and appropriate it for specific purposes.
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