Mr. Speaker. I am today introducing a bill that would prohibit illegal aliens from obtaining food stamps. The declared intention of the Food Stamp Act is to "safeguard the health and wellbeing of the Nations population and raise levels of nutrition among low income households." a concept which I wholeheartedly support. The food stamp program is being abused and undermined by giving food stamps to illegal aliens. This development has imposed an unnecessary cost on the already overburdened taxpayer in addition to being contradictory to the will and intent of Congress. I will offer the language of this bill as an amendment to the Food Stamp Act which will soon be reported from the House Agriculture Committee.
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