The conforons plnpoSl l it billartisan efforl.. Bloth Reupublicans and i)nocraLts urged them to take this hitlip ut soon as possible. Yet. the Republican leadership In tile Stna.e Is Ignoring the urgent need. iho Republican budget. does not include at single penny to restore food stamps to Inlniigralt children. refugees. ihmong veterans. or elderly and dihaheld legal immnigranits. and the lepublica n leadershilp has declined Io allow the Senate to pas the Aricull rnAl Researcih bill. The food slanp lalt.-off has hurt. filnilgrani. famillies. and it has also hurt. stitLt aInd local governments. who must fill the gap. As a result. governors and state legislat.ures hAve joined .Ungreos In rest fire lhsea fud atlanp benefils. As Covrior Bush of Texas said. "Food btaltlls are i federal plrogr tn and the federal responsibility. but tle federal government Is shirking Its reSponsibility. The rules have chanl ed unfairly and retroaciIvely io1 Lhoe least able to help .hemnsolve." Today. the Massachuosetts House of Itelnresentatlvus passed a resolution urging Congress to restore aleqnate federal funding to the food silamp progran so needy immigrants In the Commonwoalth of lissacllthumtl call .receive deeperately needel food ad.. I ask unanimlous consent. thai I his resolution he pliceld In the ttCORD followilg Illy rellairk.. 1. ils ime for tIhe Senate to act on the Agriultural Recatch bill It Is unconscionable that these benefits can .oltinuc to be denied. There being no ollqectlon. the testilution was ordered to ti printed li the lit.4iah. .sll follnas. rlTE C.OMMONW.AiI or MAS.SAII1llTIrs11C!SOLoLITltIN IIall lit.
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