It punishes New Jersey for demonstrating a commitment to providing a lifesaving safety net for its most vulnerable residents. As my colleagues know. according to the National Center for Children in Poverty. over 120.000 children under 6 years of age in New Jersey. 17 percent live in families with incomes at or below the poverty level. and yet under this agreement New Jersey is one of the States that receives a disproportionately smaller share of the block grant. Finally. this proposal leaves out a legal immigrant who has a stroke. becomes paralyzed. contracts Alzheimers disease after August of last year. It eliminates the safety net for lawabiding. hardworking. taxpaying elderly legal immigrants. Mr. Speaker. it is a deal breaker.
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