Bush touts tough new welfare plan; state officials skeptical

Saturday, May 11, 2002

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Bush urged Congress on Friday to stiffen work requirements for welfare recipients -- a proposal greeted skeptically by state officials who wondered whether they would be saddled with the plan's price tag.

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