Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to this rule which is part of the ongoing attempt by the Democrat leadership to thwart the efforts on the part of the Republican minority. our efforts to prevent Federal funds from going to illegal aliens. I had an amendment that would have prevented any funds from this piece of legislation from being used for illegal aliens. That was not permitted by this rule. This then becomes a vote on whether or not efforts like my own to prevent taxpayers dollars from going to illegal aliens should be permitted on the floor. Illegal aliens are siphoning off billions of the taxpayers dollars. They pay very little into the system. but they take these precious billions from a myriad of programs. I would like to see those who are here illegally cut off from these Federal dollars in one single act. but that is not how the House leadership wants it to be. So. we have to decide whether illegal aliens get Federal funds on a programbyprogram basis. Therefore. the vote on this rule will be a major test of Congress commitment to the Federal taxpayer. My amendment. which this rule does not allow me to offer. states that none of the funds authorized for NEA or NEH may be used to provide funds to illegal aliens. It is current NEA policy that direct grants be made only to U.S. citizens or resident aliens. However. there is no similar prohibition on how grantees can spend the grants they get from NEA.
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Illegal aliens are siphoning off billions of taxpayer dollars and pay very little into the system.