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John B. Breaux: “Under the Breaux voucher amendment that will be offered, for a family that is cut off from welfare after being there for…”

On the recordJuly 18, 1996
Under the Breaux voucher amendment that will be offered, for a family that is cut off from welfare after being there for 5 years, it would allow the State to use their block grant funds to provide vouchers to a child if the State determines that there is a need for assistance for that child. If the State has a shorter period than 5 years--2 years, 3 years, 4 years, what have you--based on the State's assessment of the need of that child, the State decides there is a needy child here, then the State is required to use block grant funds to help that child. They determine how much; they determine where to spend it. It does not go to the parent. It does not go to the child. It goes to a third-party provider.
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John B. Breaux
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Discussing the Breaux voucher amendment related to welfare assistance for children.

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