,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,mr4   
,gro?man submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t welf>e     
programs disc\rage m>riage & hurt !     
in/itution ( ! family 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t funds #abf  
sep>ate programs t h a /at$ purpose (   
fight+ pov]ty1 #gb ( :i* provide ei!r   
ca% or 9-k9d b5efits to recipi5ts1 #ag (
 :i* are food-aid programs1 & ov] #bj ( 
:i* are h\s+ programs2 ,:]eas means-te/$
 programs su* z *ild-c>e v\*]s1 section 
#h h\s+ *oice v\*]s1 ,m$icaid1 &        
,tempor>y ,assi/ance = ,ne$y ,families  
det]m9e eligibility & allotm5t ( b5efits
 by c\nt+ individuals relat$ by blood1  
m>riage1 or adoption z memb]s ( ! family
 unit1 !reby exclud+ non-p>5t cohabit]s'
 income f consid]ation & disc\rag+      
cohabit]s f m>ry+ = fe> ( a loss (      
b5efits2 ,:]eas means-te/$ programs su* 

z ! ,supplem5tal ,nutrition ,assi/ance  
,program1 ! ,special ,supplem5tal       
,nutrition ,program = ,wom51 ,infants1 &
 ,*ildr51 s*ool meals1 & ! ,l[ ,income  
,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,program det]m9e
 eligibility & allocation ( b5efits by  
c\nt+ all memb]s liv+ )9 a h\sehold1 :i*
 disc\rages s+le p>5ts f rais+ *ildr5 9 
a two-p>5t home2 ,:]eas tax cr$its su* z
 ! ,e>n$ ,income ,tax ,cr$it also       
p5alize m>riage1 z "o memb] ( an unm>ri$
 c\ple c receive ! full b5efit :5 claim+
 ! c\ple's *ild1 b a m>ri$ c\ple ) !    
same income may be pu%$ out ( !         
eligibility range = ! full b5efit2      
,:]eas ,pell ,grant & ,f$]al /ud5t loan 
eligibility & allocation is det]m9$     
?r\gh ! in=mation report$ on ! ,free    
,application = ,f$]al ,/ud5t ,aid       
7,,fafsa71 includ+ ! individual's       
expect$ family contribution1 :i*        
disc\rages m>riage = fe> t ! comb9$     
income ( a m>ri$ c\ple w\ld result 9 a  
small] f9ancial aid aw>d2 ,:]eas !      
comb9$ p5alty associat$ ) all ^!        

programs1 %\ld a s+le p>5t ( two *oose  
to get m>ri$1 c result 9 a decrease (   
approximately #cj1jjj a ye>2 ,:]eas !   
,w> on ,pov]ty has promot$ ?is decl9e 9 
m>riage by p5aliz+ l[-income p>5ts :o   
*oose to m>ry by r$uc+ _! means-te/$    
b5efits2 ,:]eas be=e ! />t ( ! fail$ ,w>
 on ,pov]ty program 9 #aifd1 only sev5  
p]c5t ( *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 born 
out ( w$lock1 a numb] t n[ /&s at ov]   
#dj p]c5t2 & ,:]eas remov+ "o p>5t1     
usually ! male1 f 8 or h] *ild c h a    
h>mful effect on ! *ild's life3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes t     
welf>e programs disc\rage m>riage & hurt
 ! in/itution ( ! family 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7#b7 believes t ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t %\ld treat ev]yone equally & t
 x is wrong to discrim9ate aga9/ p>5ts  
:o *oose to get m>ri$ be=e hav+ *ildr52 
7#c7 supports action to review any      
,gov]nm5t program1 tax cr$it1 or policy 
t puts f9ancial p5alties on m>ri$ c\ples
 z oppos$ to _! unm>ri$ pe]s2 &  7#d7   

supports action to *ange b5efits or end 
programs 9 ord] to elim9ate ^! p5alties4