States would be required to devote not less than 80 percent of these funds to meet the needs of lowincome children. No more than 2 percent of the funds may be spent on administrative costs. By ending cash benefits to certain groups such as noncitizens. unwed mothers under 18. and individuals with fraudulent claims. and by limiting administrative overhead. section after section of this legislation makes greater resources available for those trying to put themselves back on their feet. As they do this. by taking advantage of the federallyfundedbut State and locally runjob training and child care programs to get off the welfare rolls. an even smaller pool of welfare recipients will have access to even more help. By cutting layer upon layer of Washington bureaucracy out of the equation and allowing State and local governments to care for their own people. we will create a more effective. less costly system that will truly put children and families first.
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