61.   The Finance Committee rejected a proposal by Sen. John Breaux, D-La., to require states to continue current levels of state welfare spending.

62.   The legislators also grilled McIntire about the state welfare overhaul, citing several Globe stories about difficulties the state has had in moving recipients from welfare to work.

63.   The mayor therefore disagrees with Gov. George Pataki, who supports a state welfare bill that denies benefits to new immigrants during their first year in New York.

64.   The incident came at an awkward time for the bureau, which has come under fire in recent months, despite a dramatic drop in the state welfare rolls.

65.   The measure radically reduces the role of the federal government, making federal officials like Ms. Bane almost irrelevant to state welfare programs.

66.   The new state welfare plan includes a time limit on cash benefits and tighter eligibility requirements for food stamps, Medicaid and Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

67.   The money came from savings produced by cuts in state welfare rolls.

68.   The number of families moved off state welfare rolls because of the collection of child support.

69.   The order, dated last Thursday, represents a sharp departure in state welfare policy.