81.   The Senate has just begun to wrestle with the details of welfare legislation.

82.   The subcommittee will begin voting on welfare legislation next week.

83.   The Senate joined the House on Tuesday in passing historic welfare reform legislation, but first made significant changes aimed at winning the approval of President Clinton.

84.   The welfare legislation will be debated on the House floor in the next few days.

85.   The welfare legislation is now stuck in the Senate, as Republicans argue among themselves over how the money should be doled out.

86.   The welfare legislation currently before Congress is in no way a reform measure.

87.   The welfare legislation passed after Republican leaders decided to separate it from a plan to cut the growth of Medicaid health insurance for the poor.

88.   Their final effect remains to be seen, of course, as does the result of the welfare legislation Clinton prematurely insists on calling a success.

89.   They believe they will gain an advantage if Clinton vetoes welfare legislation specifically and not just as part of the overall budget.

90.   This groundswell of concern virtually guarantees that Congress will reopen the bitter debate on welfare legislation, though there is no assurance that any benefits will be restored.