I think it is a program that bears careful watching and if it is abused. it ought to be further reformed or should be terminated. Mr. President. one of the things that we addressed in this compromise is the issue of illegal aliens. A couple of years ago or maybe a little more. and at my request. the Senate adopted a provision which simply forbids giving rent subsidy to illegal aliens. The reason that came to pass was I picked up the paper one morning and in a big headline read the story that there was. apparently. some number of illegal persons receiving Federal housing subsidies. It just seemed unthinkable to me that we would subsidize the living expenses of persons whose very presence in the country violated our laws.
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