Regrettably. this means. for example. that a poor 13yearold girl who is pregnant as a result of being raped by her father. may not be able to obtain an abortion. I intend to pursue this matter further when S. 1795 comes before the Senate. I remain deeply troubled about the immigrant provisions of the committeereported bill. The restrictions on benefits for legal immigrants in this measure are harsher than those that were included in the welfare reform bill overwhelmingly approved this past September by the Senate. It had been my Intention to offer an amendment in committee to soften the impact of these proposed restrictions. However. once it became clear that no extra funds were available to defray the cost of my amendment.
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