The original bill attempted to turn child nutrition programs. such as school lunch and WIC. Into block grants. Additionally. it completely eliminated the social safety net for legal immigrants. The SenateHouse compromise bill addresses these concerns in this final bill. Specifically. the nutrition blockgrant proposal has been eliminated: WIC will continue to be a separately funded program. one that works well in providing early childhood nutrition and education for both children and their parents. The compromise bill will also continue to allow legal immigrants to receive benefits that their tax dollars pay for. While States will have to agree. the language in the compromise bill is a substantial improvement over the original language. This welfare reform bill also includes the strongest child support enforcement provisions ever enacted by the Federal Government.
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