Just to make the case. We have no entitlement. This amendment is not an entitlement. There is no provision here saying that you are entitled to it. We have been told this is the rough amount of money--with the 165 percent increase under the Dole work provisions, this is the amount of money we have been told would be adequate to provide for child care. There is no entitlement here at all. In the past, I have argued for entitlement.
Discussing the nature of an amendment related to child care funding.
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