41.   The notion that the people receiving welfare are living some kind of good life is a canard.

42.   The Republican welfare bill also would force recipients to work after two years and receive welfare for no more than five years.

43.   The proposals would generally require people to work after receiving welfare for two years, and they would cut off cash assistance after five years.

44.   The reasons for the increase are unclear, some say it could be a decrease in popularity of Norplant or a return to work of those receiving welfare.

45.   The state sets no absolute limit on how long a family can receive welfare.

46.   The states are the only other entities allowed to set rules on who can receive welfare and for how long.

47.   There are no national studies that have tracked individuals who no longer receive welfare.

48.   They have pushed for provisions barring teen mothers from receiving welfare and capping the number of children a beneficiary could have and qualify for additional aid.

49.   This act is just as irresponsible as the teenager who gets pregnant to receive welfare.

50.   To receive welfare through her parents, though, a teenaged mother would also have to remain in school or have earned at least a high school equivalency diploma.