On the recordMay 16, 1997
even though many Republicans finally realized the error of their ways and joined the Democrats to restore $76 million for basic nutrition for America's poorest babies--we can't claim victory yet. The Senate has only set aside $58 million for WIC. Right now, the fate of 85,000 women and children will be decided by a Republican-dominated conference. When negotiation on the lives of infants and mothers begins next week, I would urge the conferees to maintain the full $76 million for WIC. America will be watching. If you try to use smoke and mirrors to deny these children food, we will know. My colleagues, the supplemental already hurts American families by freezing funding for education. After weeks of fighting, we have to stick to our guns. We must give all 180,000 women, children and infants the proper nutrition they need.
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