Ben Cardin said "I am somewhat confused. I have listened to the debate from the other side and I think they are supporting my substitute, but then at the end they say they are not. They all say they are for child care support, and yet we know in California alone this bill will cost $2.8 billion, more than all of the money that has been provided in this bill, which is only $1 billion of mandatory funding. So if you are for child care support for the welfare recipients, I assume my colleagues will be supporting the substitute. It is the only opportunity we are going to have to provide the additional monies." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 13, 2003

I am somewhat confused. I have listened to the debate from the other side and I think they are supporting my substitute, but then at the end they say they are not. They all say they are for child care support, and yet we know in California alone this bill will cost $2.8 billion, more than all of the money that has been provided in this bill, which is only $1 billion of mandatory funding. So if you are for child care support for the welfare recipients, I assume my colleagues will be supporting the substitute. It is the only opportunity we are going to have to provide the additional monies.

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Ben Cardin

Democratic · Maryland

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing child care support funding during a committee debate.

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