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r- FEB 9 1993 BOOK 8O uGF 8 1 sector. The President also has a long-term deficit reduction plan, which will be a combination of tax increases and spending cuts. Congressman Bacchus will try to prevent the space station from being cut because it has created 75,000 jobs and could create hundreds of thousands more. The space station is an international scientific joint venture, in which the United States is partners with Japan, Canada, and Europe. Those nations have invested billions of dollars of their own money towards the construction of the space station. If this program is cut from our federal budget, the other countries will probably build the space station without us and will not join us in future ventures. Several members of the Florida delegation met with Warren Christopher, the new Secretary of State, to discuss the situation in Haiti and to explain that the Florida delegation did not believe the solution to the problem in Haiti is to move the population of Haiti to Florida. Mr. Christopher agreed with that. Congressman Bacchus emphasized that another issue of great concern to him is federal funding for Florida. He thanked the Board for the letters that were sent to the Department of Commerce urging them to be fair in the federal dollars they give back to Florida. Unfortunately, the funding formulas have not been changed. Last week he and U. S. Senator Connie Mack introduced in the House and the Senate a package of eight bills that will change federal funding formulas to reflect current conditions. Passage of those bills would enable Florida to receive hundreds of millions of dollars more in federal funds for programs such as education, transportation, child care, health care, and veterans' care. There is strong support for this bill from the Florida delegation on a bipartisan basis. Florida currently ranks 50th among the 50 states in per capita federal grant aid, receiving $1.00 for every $1.65 we send to Washington. Congressman Bacchus then introduced members of his staff who were present at the workshop: Dale Ketcham, District Director; Denise Orlowski, Community Affairs Director; and Sean Roberts, Constituent Development Director. Commissioner Eggert related that Alan Campbell of the Indian River County Council of 100 was advised by William Day of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) that the County could submit a two-page proposal and receive up to $25,000 in grant money from the Economic Adjustment Program, which is Title IX. After submitting a seven -page proposal, the County was informed by Boyd Ross of EDA that Title IX grant monies were unavailable, but the County could get a Title III grant. The County submitted a nine - page proposal for a Title III grant and was told to submit a- larger 2