President. I and my colleagues from California and Illinois. Senators FEINSTEIN and MOSELEYBRAUN. had intended to offer an amendment restoring $6 million dollars for citizenship training and naturalization services that had been rescinded in the Senate. but not in the House. Although naturalization has been identified as a priority by the administration in its immigration policy. naturalization services have been chronically underfunded and naturalization backlogs begin to grow. It is my believeand I belief that of my colleagues--that these funds are essential to the important goal of providing those who want to naturalize with an opportunity to do so. Admittedly. $6 million dollars is a small amount of money. but the program rescinded in the Senate is crucial to the continued health of those providing citizenship training. In discussing my intention with the Honorable Chairman of the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee.
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