It would accomplish the first balanced budget since 1969. It has $24 billion in block grants for childrens health covering 5 million currently uninsured children. This is the largest expansion of childrens health we have done in more than 30 years since Medicaid was enacted in It increases taxes on cigarettes in the spending part of this bill. a very controversial issue. although one which I happen to support. It restores SSI and Medicaid benefits to legal immigrants. It spends $3 billion In grants for welfare to work. It increases spending on food stamps by $1.5 billion for people who otherwise would have fallen through the cracks.
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