But. they will remain eligible for cash assistance. medical assistance. and other services offered by States and localities to residents living in their domain. Many States have equal protection clauses in their States constitutions that prevent the State from treating different residents differently. And. we all remember that. when the State of Texas recently argued that the State should not have to pay for the cost of educating the children of undocumented aliens. the Supreme Court rejected their arguments. The block grant amendment gives the appearance of assistance. but what it really does is protect the Federal budget at the expense of the State and local governments. The current language in the bill appropriately accepts our Federal responsibility. with a fiscal honesty that assures our partners in federalism we will not unilaterally impose costs on them over which they have no say.
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