S. 1150 is the product of some very tough negotiations in conference. In the end. we meet our responsibilities to the truly needy. to the farmers who feed them and the researchers and crops insurers who support them. and we do this by putting unspent Ag Department funds to work. The funding for food stamps is limited primarily to the truly needed among immigrants who legally entered this country prior to the 1996 welfare reform. Children. the elderly. and the disabled will be included in the coverage. Let me stress. no food stamps will be given to new immigrants. only to needy immigrants legally here on or before August 22.1996. This is by no means a wholesale repeal of the provisions of welfare reform. Those who can and should work will still be required to do so. No immigrant who came here after August 22. 1996. will be able to receive food stamps. The funding for the crop insurance program and ag research programs fulfill a commitment that the last Congress made to our farmers and ranchers. With the passage of the 1996 farm bill.
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