Trent Lott: “This list includes supplemental security income, social services block grants, Medicaid, food stamps, family nutrition…”

“This list includes supplemental security income, social services block grants, Medicaid, food stamps, family nutrition block grants, school-based nutrition block grants, grants for screening, referral and education regarding lead poisoning, not to mention Medicare and housing assistance--a long list of programs that will help children. So there are good programs here that will be preserved and, in many cases, improved. So if you really want welfare reform, this is it. This may be the last opportunity to get genuine welfare reform. Vote yes. Send this bill to conference. We will get it out of conference next week, and we will send it to the President before the August recess. I hope the President will not veto welfare reform for a third time in 18 months.”