1.   But he goes along with a welfare revision that would allow states to reduce help to dependent children before their parents have a job.

2.   But Reed, like many conservatives, favors the welfare revisions anyway.

3.   Debating the measure on the Senate floor, Gramm reminded his colleagues that Americans enthusiastically support the welfare revisions and do not necessarily endorse any tinkering.

4.   The House passed similar welfare revisions, and the issue will be worked out in conference.

5.   The gutting of regulatory protections and the sweeping welfare revisions are stalled in the Senate.