1.   But welfare has increasingly come to be viewed by the public as being as treacherous as quicksand, with cash assistance lasting lifetimes, even generations.

2.   Interview questions focus on job skills and how to get them rather than on meeting requirements for cash assistance.

3.   Republicans would eliminate a longstanding provision of federal law that guarantees cash assistance for anyone who meets the eligibility criteria, regardless of the total cost.

4.   The bill would abolish the entitlement to cash assistance for poor people who meet eligibility criteria set by federal and state laws.

5.   Under current law, low-income families with children are entitled to cash assistance if they meet certain eligibility criteria based on financial need and other factors.

6.   Under the compromise bill, children with severe disabilities would be entitled to cash assistance under the Supplemental Security Income program.

7.   Under the bill approved by the House, there is no guarantee that children now entitled to cash assistance would continue to receive aid.

8.   They also provide legal counsel, mail service and even cash assistance.