Madam Chairman. the American people do not want to hurt kids. The Republican bill Is so removed from reality. It punishes children. penalties working families. and denies benefits to virtually all legal Immigrant children. The bill would worsen poverty and hunger for 9 million Innocent children by making deep cuts In benefits. especially during economic downturns by limiting the contingency fund to only S2 billion. The CastleTanner substitute has an uncapped contingency fund for use during these troubling times. Working families. who play by the rules. will see their food stamp benefits cuts by as much as 19 percent. When you completely eliminate the Federal guarantee. those of us who work in State and city legislatures know that. given the financial pressures. poor people often fall through the cracks.
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