Mr. Chairman. I would say to the gentleman. the 581 rolls among noncitizens was escalating at roughly 10 times the speed It was for citizens. I would also tell the gentleman that of money spent on tile elderly. over 51 percent was being spent on noncitizens. I would also tell the gentleman that we have reached an accommodation on SSI. and it is my Intention to put before my committee a grandfather provision which will be brought to the floor as part of the budget agreement. as the implementation of the budget agreement. that will grandfather in all of those that wore here on August 22. So from that standpoint. we are solving the problem of both the escalating nature of SSI for noncitizens. which was totally out of control. and we are then showing compassion for the people that were here.
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Non-citizens are escalating welfare rolls and spending more money than citizens.