Mr. Speaker. I am concerned that in H.R. 4. the welfare reform legislation. as introduced. unjustly treats taxpaying legal Immigrants the same as illegal aliens. The two are very different. Therefore. today I am introducing legislation that will ensure that taxpaying legal Immigrants are not discriminated against. I am encouraged that the behind the scenes work I have already undertaken appears to have brought the Speakers and other Republican leaders attention to this problem. I very much welcome their willingness to fix their oversight. My Intention in introducing this bill is to make readily available--to the appropriate committee and subcommittee chairmenlegislative language to fix this flaw.
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