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Bill Would Block Drug Felons From Getting Cash Assistance
January 13, 2012
The House Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee Wednesday morning voted 9-6 in favor of a bill that would require the Department of Children and Families to deny cash assistance benefits and food assistance benefits to anyone who has been convicted of a felony for the possession of drugs on or after July 1, 2012.
The bill has an exception for people who have gone through a drug treatment program, and would allow the appointment of someone else to receive benefits on behalf of the person’s children.
The measure is sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Smith, R-Inverness, who last year sponsored a measure requiring drug tests for those seeking cash assistance.
That bill passed but has been challenged in court.
By The News Service of Florida
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4 Responses to “Bill Would Block Drug Felons From Getting Cash Assistance”
Our hand out system has always been horribly flawed. They should never
ever have been handed MONEY for anything. They should have been
handed only vouchers for what WE deem is essential to the lives of their
children and they should have to have 3 ID’S with pictures to cash in
on them, even if WE have to supply the ID’S.
FOOD and CLOTHING should have always been on the list and we
should have delieved what was needed. Decent staples instead
of the candy and garbage I see them buy with everyone else’s hard
earned money.
TOO many times when you hand the money to the grand parents
of drug addicts it goes right back to the drug addicts. TOO many
time their parents are just enablers.
THIS TOO WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. IF we don’t watch them now
and check that the CHILDREN are REALLY being taken care
of, then THEY MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, STILL WILL GO WITHOUT.
It is a very sad commentary that we even NEED this kind of help.
Children have NEIGHBORS who see the needs, are working, and
could do something.
There is no excuse for children to do without in AMERICA!
It is about time we put some skids on the freebies tothe criminals.
“The bill has an exception for people who have gone through a drug treatment program, and would allow the appointment of someone else to receive benefits on behalf of the person’s children.”
So it sounds like this bill does nothing but Grand Standing
THANK YOU, REP. JIMMY SMITH