I sincerely hope that. as the saying goes. the third time will be the charm. S. 1956 is in many respects identical to H.R. 4. the welfare reform bill approved in the Senate with my support by a vote of 87 to 12 on September 19. 1995. Again we are proposing to block grant the AFDC [Aid to Families with Dependent Children] program. giving over the responsibility of daytoday administration to the Nations Governors. while requiring strict work requirements for ablebodied AFDC recipients. 5 year maximum eligibility. limitations on noncitizens. and home residency and school attendance requirements for unmarried teenage mothers. I am proud to report that these actions are in keeping with the important steps the Commonwealth of Virginia has already taken to reform our own State welfare system. What we in Virginia have accomplished under Governor George Allen through a laborious process of gaining Federal waiver authority. the Senate is now poised to approve for the entire Nation.
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