11.   But in practice, many people leaving welfare have lost Medicaid and become uninsured, health care experts say.

12.   But not all parents are leaving welfare because they are finding jobs.

13.   But now Republicans in Washington want to dramatically increase the number of people leaving welfare for work.

14.   But the greater need is to expand eligibility, especially for workers who left welfare for work and are ineligible for support because they seek part-time work.

15.   But Tanya Moore has delighted in the part-time position she found at an AIDS education program, and Cheryl Roeming quickly left welfare for a full-time clerical job.

16.   But when they leave welfare, they often take low-paying jobs with no health benefits.

17.   Data from Connecticut, while not exactly comparable, showed a substantial increase in the number of families leaving welfare because of increased earnings.

18.   Donating money was not an option for DeFranco, who left welfare six months ago for a job cleaning playgrounds in Riverside Park.

19.   Earlier tracking studies of families who left welfare on their own found that about half found jobs that paid more than welfare.

20.   Federal law permitted Medicaid recipients leaving welfare for work to keep the benefit for a year.