At a time when we should be giving individuals a helping hand. this bill sentences the poor to a life of poverty and lespairall in the name of a tax break for rich corporations and the wealthiest Americans. One of the most devastating parts of this legislation is the $3.8 billion that is cut from educational spending. Even more alarming. bilingual and immigrant educational programs stand to lose $104 million. I wonder which one of my Republican colleagues would like to explain to the thousands of bilingual students like those at Public School 169 in my district. why the programs that serve to educate them deserve a 50 percent cut? Its ironic that this Congress is lecturing the Nation on welfare reform. yet systematically denying every opportunity for people to become selfsufficient.
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