But even if Members would dismiss the premise that we have a fundamental responsibility to set the tone and framework for our national lifeto keep opportunity alive. to set minimum standards of decency and economic security. or to prevent discrepancies in State policies that result in socalled "State shopping" behavior. where people might wander or travel from State to State looking for a State that has better programs because there are more funds available to finance themit is incontestable that certain issues are interstate in nature and can only be effectively addressed at the Federal level. Further. I would argue that in our Federal system of Government. and in a society which is complex and closely integrated. we cannot address certain problems. like spiraling violence and gunrunning. or the spread of HIVcontaminated blood. or illegal immigration. or pollution which is interstate in nature. without a national policy. And some of these policies will necessarily involve unfunded mandates. At last weeks Budget Committee hearing.
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