and the gentleman from Rhode Island. Mr. PATRICK KENNEDY. our amendment. which has been allowed as a part of this particular exercise here this morning. it takes through the fiscal year the cutoff of SSI income and Medicaid checks to legal immigrants. including refugees and asylees. This delay will give Congress a chance. Mr. Chairman. to agree on a permanent solution to help and assist these vulnerable people. Our amendment provides an offsetting rescission in budget authority that will allow us to do this. so that when Congress takes its recess. these very worthy legal immigrants will continue to receive their benefits. Our amendment. which they have been so helpful in letting us offer this morning. is identical to the one that has already been passed by the Senate on May 7. We all know that the Social Security Administration has sent out over 800.000 letters to people letting them know they may or may not have a cutoff of their benefits.
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