Senator CRANSTON. has stated. the committee had originally sought to eliminate the AFDC count for the purpose of calculating chapter 1 eligibility. Because California has a progressive AFDC program with benefits allocated to a number of families with incomes slightly above the official poverty level. the State stood to lose more than $27 million in basic grant funding under the committee provision. Quite simply. by reducing chapter 1 funds to California at a time when the demand for these funds is growing exponentially. especially with the enactment of the recent immigration reform law. over 85.000 disadvantaged youth would have been denied the opportunity for a wellrounded education. For this reason. I am pleased that we were able to work with the chairman and the ranking member in resolving this issue in the manner previously outlined by Senator CRANSTON.
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