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On the recordJuly 23, 1996
this amendment gives States the option of providing noncash assistance to children once their adult parents have reached the 5-year limit. It does not affect the ban on cash assistance after 5 years. It would allow States to use their block grants to provide clothing, school supplies, medicine, and other things for the poorest children. This amendment makes this bill identical to H.R. 4, the welfare bill passed last December. It provides State flexibility. It adds no new costs.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing an amendment related to welfare assistance for children during a House floor debate.

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