Welfare bill lines up with conservative Senate plan
The committee bill passed Tuesday moves to reconcile with a tougher House version. It would end Aid to Families with Dependent Children, convert welfare and related programs to block grants, and set work requirements rising to 50 percent by 2003 in the House and 25 percent by 1996 in the Senate, with exemptions for emergencies and child care.
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Majority On Ethics Panel Supports Hiring Counsel
A House ethics panel shows a tentative majority favoring outside counsel to probe Speaker Gingrich college course and related matters though authority and scope remain unsettled. At least six of ten members may back the move. chairman Nancy Johnson says no decision yet.
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Senate Passes Move Welfare Reform Draft in Senate Vote
Senate approves welfare reform with an 87 to 12 vote as Republicans push to end the federal welfare system and impose a five year limit while Democrats back the plan. Core disputes remain over child care funding state block grants and who pays school lunches foster care and aid to unmarried mothers.
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Four FBI Agents Refuse To Testify In Ruby Ridge Case
Four FBI agents again refuse to testify at Senate hearings on the Ruby Ridge siege. Sen. Arlen Specter questions the same attorney represents all four, hinting at a possible court challenge. Lon Horiuchi previously invoked the Fifth Amendment after fatally shooting Vicki Weaver.
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