William Helms: “I will not consume very much more time. Thad Cochran knows of my respect for him. There is no Senator in this body for…”

“I will not consume very much more time. Thad Cochran knows of my respect for him. There is no Senator in this body for whom I have greater respect. But I have to say to him, as I say to the distinguished Senator from Vermont, I do not know which amendment they are talking about, but they are certainly not talking about the pending amendment by Jesse Helms. For example, both Senators have said and have voiced a lamentation that people who are temporarily out of work would be cut off of food stamps. Clearly, on page 2 of the amendment, it says, ``For the purposes of paragraph (1), an individual may perform community service or work for a State or political subdivision of a State through a program established by a State or political subdivision.'' Then, Mr. President, the distinguished Senator from Vermont mentioned people needing food stamps in earthquake situations--workers are needed for community service then more than ever. They should not be desirous of just sitting around while somebody cleans up the mess. I, then, heard that we ought not to deny pregnant women food stamps. Mr. President, there are pregnant women all over this country working today. As long as they are able to work, they do. Some of them--who have worked in my office and at my television station before I lost my mind and ran for the Senate--worked until a few days before they went to the hospital.”