1.   Another large area of spending was that of Federal welfare schemes.

2.   Similarly, drug-free status must be a basic of eligibility for federal welfare benefits.

3.   Welfare split A look at the differences between the new federal welfare law and evolving proposals from Republican Gov.

4.   Also, Florida lawmakers warn that replacing federal welfare programs with block grants could hurt their state.

5.   And already, some governors are asking Washington to waive current federal welfare rules to impose time limits and other restrictions.

6.   And many have come under pressure from Republican leaders of Congress to mute their pleas for more federal welfare money.

7.   And Schwartz said city and state officials hope to eventually include people who receive money under the much larger federal welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

8.   And tens of thousands of welfare recipients are being pushed off the rolls and into work by changes in the federal welfare system.

9.   And they would say that no one can receive federal welfare help for more than five years, while allowing states to make the period even shorter.

10.   And when the program was launched six years ago, no one expected that it would blossom in the heat of federal welfare reform.