61.   From ending the federal welfare entitlement to authorizing medical savings accounts, he signed two-thirds of the Contract with America into law.

62.   He has talked of ending federal welfare programs, including Aid to Families With Dependent Children, and encouraging neighborhood charities to step in with private aid.

63.   He favors a Republican proposal to replace federal welfare programs with direct payments to the states.

64.   He has repeatedly assailed the federal welfare law for reducing or eliminating many benefits for legal immigrants.

65.   He said this could be accomplished by letting states use excess federal welfare transition funds for that purpose.

66.   His action would not affect legal immigrants, who will lose their food stamps, disability assistance and most other federal welfare benefits under the new law.

67.   His position is that the main federal welfare programs, Aid to Families With Dependent Children and Food Stamps, should be scrapped.

68.   His proposal includes allowing states to use federal welfare money for job-training and job-placement programs to help impoverished fathers.

69.   How the Legislature fulfills its responsibilities under the new federal welfare reform law will either expand or shrink the safety net that taxpayers provide for millions of poor people.

70.   Home Relief provides assistance to poor people who are ineligible for various federal welfare programs.