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I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />20 percent of domestic outlays; <br /> <br /> -- it should be noted that minorities are now better <br />represented in the state legislatures than in Congress due to <br />the redistricting of the last two decades. <br /> <br /> Overall, the nature of state government has changed signif- <br />icantly since the early 1960s. States and municipal governments <br />have shown a genuine commitment and sensitivity to the needs of <br />the disadvantaged. <br /> <br /> In my view, the time has come when block grants -- with <br />safeguards against possible abuses -- ought to be given a <br />chance. I am not a proponent of repealing all landmark social <br />legislation of the 1960s and 1970s, or of eliminating the essen- <br />tial services for our needy populations. I do, however, feel <br />it is time to begin returning the reigns of power back to state <br />and local governments. If we only give the block grant proposals <br />the chance they deserve, they will have the potential of improving <br />rather than hindering the delivery of federal funds to those in <br />our society who truly need it. <br /> <br /> <br />