Mr. Speaker. those who negotiated the original bipartisan budget agreement recognize that restoring aid to legal immigrants residing in the United States prior to August 23. 1996. and later become disabled is good policy and a needed improvement to last years welfare bill. The reconciliation bill before us today violates the budget agreement reached earlier by the President and congressional leaders. As a result. innocent people who played by the rules will suffer. An example is Mr. Loza. a 60yearold legal immigrant residing in Los Angeles. Mr. Loza worked in the United States for 8 years before suffering a stroke which resulted in an unstable heart condition.
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