Lindsey Graham: “I applaud my colleague from Arkansas for the very excellent description that he gave. Essentially, we are asking for a…”

“I applaud my colleague from Arkansas for the very excellent description that he gave. Essentially, we are asking for a 1-year bridge between the time that these supplemental funds will expire in the fall of 2001 and the time that we reauthorize the total Welfare-to-Work Program in 2002. It is a very important amendment for those States that already start off getting the least amount of funding to meet their welfare-to-work requirements. Because of the growth in low per-capita income, they are particularly in need of this support. Congress recognized that it would continue the program until we reauthorize Welfare-to-Work.”