Hi, thought list members might be interested in this from WOC. Sorry for any cross postings.... >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Approved-By: Nathan Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 16:10:40 -0700 >Reply-To: 187-L - Resisting and Organizing Against Prop 187 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sender: 187-L - Resisting and Organizing Against Prop 187 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Nathan Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: WOC 7/29/96 alert: Stop the Punitive Welfare Bill (fwd) > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 16:54:18 +0000 >From: Women Leaders Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: WOC 7/29/96 alert: Stop the Punitive Welfare Bill > >*** Immediate Actions Needed *** > >Early this week, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are >expected to approve so-called compromise language on welfare reform. >This legislation will move over 1 million children and 1.2 million >adults further into poverty, without any provision of a safety net, >nor proof that jobs are available for people to sustain themselves. >The White House is "expressing concern" over the lack of provisions to >protect children and the elimination of assistance to legal >immigrants; Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich and the Republican Party are >threatening to use the issue against the President should he veto the >bill. > >Whatever cosmetic changes are made to the bill this week, this >legislation is still unacceptable. (See synopsis below.) > >ACTIONS ---- >E-mail President Clinton immediately (even if you have done so before) >at [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tell him to veto (as he has already twice >this session) any version of welfare reform that comes to his desk. >Urge him to protect the lives of women and children. Express your >concern forcefully or you may be taken for granted. > > >__________________________ > > >Background: > >Different bills have passed the House and Senate. A Conference >Committee will attempt to merge them, and the House and Senate will >vote on whether to accept the "merged" bill sent by the committee. If >passed by both Houses, the new bill will then go to the President for >signature or veto. All of this could happen as early as Tuesday, July >30. > >Major provisions of both bills: >Ends 60 year guarantee of protection for all poor Americans; >Replaces federal standards and funding with state-by-state standards; >Cuts spending for the poor by $60 billion over 6 years; Requires most >adults to work within 2 years of receiving benefits, regardless of >availablility of employment; Limits benefits to 5 years; Bars legal >immigrants who are not citizens from receiving food stamps and >Supplemental Security Income; Gives state the option of not providing >Aid to Families with Dependent Children to noncitizens; Reduces >projected spending on food stamps by $28 billion. > >Differences between House and Senate bills: >House - prohibits medical coverage for noncitizens >Senate - states have option of covering, but no requirement > >House - prohibits added benefits who have more children while on >welfare Senate - states have option of imposing the child exclusion >measure > >House - gives states the option of converting food stamp funds to >block grant, ending individual's right to food Senate - prohibits this >action by the states. > >White House concerns: > >Lack of vouchers for families whose benefits are eliminated: even >basic items such as diapers, medicine and clothing will not be funded; >Elimination of benefits to noncitizens, even legal immigrants. > >For more information, contact the Women's Committee of One Hundred at >(202) 336-8345 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____ > >This alert has been sent to you from Women Organizing for Change. If >you have not yet signed up to receive these alerts, please join the >network by visiting our website (http://wlo.org) and filling out the >application, or sending us an e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or calling us at >1-800-woman96. >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ >Please Post Widely! >Women Organizing for Change >PO Box 57199, Washington DC 20037 >Voice: 202-861-4730 / Fax: 202-861-4297 >VoiceMail: 800-WOMAN96 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / Web: http://wlo.org >To Unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject: Remove >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > e ya, -michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gcccd.cc.ca.us/grossmont/FacultyPages/GoldenM/MGolden.html Michael Golden Institute for the study of: Organic Evolution and the Equitable Distribution of Wealth Department of Biology Grossmont College 8800 Grossmont College Drive El Cajon, CA 92020 619.465.1700 x332 VOICE MAIL: x3064
