Mr. President. the Kennedy amendment would delay Medicaid restrictions on noncitizens for 2 years. In effect. the Kennedy amendment says we need welfare reform but not quite yet. That is not good enough for those who bear the cost of these programs. Let us not lose sight of this debate. These welfare programs were not designed to serve noncitizens. The restrictions that we have placed on noncitizens have broad bipartisan support. This is no time to turn our backs on reform. The Kennedy amendment would result in a loss of substantial savings in the bill. So I. therefore. urge my colleagues to vote against the Kennedy amendment and uphold the budget point of order against it.
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