[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 44 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2900-H2901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, from Tuesday morning into the wee hours of 
yesterday morning, the Committee on Agriculture marked up title V of 
the Personal Responsibility Act.
  That bill is now poised for consideration on the House floor.
  Leadership of the committee is to be commended for eliminating the 
mandate for block granting the Food Stamp Program.
  A State option on block grants, however, remains and will be an issue 
on the floor.
  Also, during markup, the committee accepted my amendment which 
requires those who must work for food stamps to be paid at least the 
minimum wage for their labor.
  The Agriculture Committee was also wise to take that course.
  But, with action by other committees, the block grant issue continues 
to loom large and 
[[Page H2901]] will be hotly contested during floor consideration.
  I urge my colleagues to stand up against nutrition program block 
grants. Welfare reform without that reform will hurt the poor.


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