HUFFINGTON vs. FEINSTEIN on Welfare

HUFFINGTON: PROPOSES BLOCK GRANTS TO REPLACE CURRENT SYSTEM --
SAVES MONEY AND ALLOWS STATES FREEDOM TO REFORM WELFARE

Feinstein: Voted TO ALLOW taxpayer funding of lobbying groups
who have blocked welfare reform in California



HUFFINGTON: SPONSORED LEGISLATION (H.R. 4356) TO ENCOURAGE
CHARITABLE GIVING BY REFORMING TAX CODE. THE UNITED WAY SAYS
IT WOULD "PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC STIMULATION FOR LOWER- AND
MIDDLE-CLASS TAXPAYERS."

Feinstein: Does NOT support HR 4356. Favors government
programs over private solutions



HUFFINGTON: CO-SPONSORED WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION WHICH SETS
TIME LIMIT FOR THE ABLE-BODIED, DISCOURAGES ILLEGITIMACY,
PUTS FATHERS OF WELFARE CHILDREN IN WORK PROGRAMS, AND BARS
WELFARE FOR NONCITIZENS

Feinstein: DOES NOT support any current welfare reform plan



HUFFINGTON: SUPPORTS WORK OVER WELFARE --EVERY ONE WHO CAN
WORK MUST WORK

Feinstein: DOUBLED the number of welfare recipients
during her tenure as Mayor of San Francisco



HUFFINGTON: SUPPORTS REDUCING WELFARE PAYMENTS AS INCENTIVE
TO WORK

Feinstein: Welfare benefits QUADRUPLED during Feinstein's
tenure as Mayor of San Francisco. Average welfare check
went up 60 %

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