President. I strongly support Senator MURRAYs amendment to give the Department of Agriculture the authority to sell food stamps to States. with all Federal costs fully reimbursed. The socalled welfare reform law enacted last year disqualifies large numbers of legal immigrants from the Federal Food Stamp Program. This Imposes represents a serious now cost on the States. if they decide to meet the food needs of these immigrants on their own. Many States. including Massachusetts. are now actively exploring ways to provide food aid using State and local funds. This amendment allows States to provide food aid to legal immigrants by buyingin to the Federal Food Stamp Program. Allowing States to do so will avoid the need for them to needlessly duplicate the Federal Food Stamp Program with State and local funds. It will save the States time and money. while enabling them to continue giving food aid to needy legal immigrants. In addition. it will have no cost to the Federal Government. because all Federal food stamp funds paid out will be fully reimbursed by the States. Recently.
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