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Welfare Reform Reauthorized

Healthy Marriage, Fatherhood Initiative Approved;
Work Requirement Strengthened

WASHINGTON, Today, President George W."
Today's reauthorization includes $150 million to support programs designed
to help couples form and sustain healthy marriages.

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Up to $50 million of this
amount may be used for programs designed to encourage responsible fatherhood. "Approval of these funds will help to
achieve welfare reform's ultimate goal: improving the well-being of children .

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"We are delighted to present
this award to someone who has not only spearheaded efforts to expand mental
health services in the state of California, but has also been a friend and an
advocate of the psychology profession. 'Asking for an up or down vote is reasonable, preventing an up
or down vote is obstructionist and unreasonable. Now, we
want to go the next step and help them climb the job ladder by creating more
opportunities for education and job training .

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"The reauthorization of welfare reform, with its strengthened state work
participation rate requirement, supports the Bush Administration's goal of
ending the crippling cycle of welfare dependency," said HHS Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families, Wade F. Horn added.gov/healthymarriage /.

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Today's reauthorization recalibrates the base year for calculating the
caseload reduction credit and also closes a loophole to include separate state
programs in the work calculation.

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APA 's membership includes more than 155,000 researchers, educators,
clinicians, consultants and students .
"If these wavering Republican senators, after four decades of judicial
activism which has created an environment of hostility to people of faith, cut
and run at this critical moment when irrationally senseless activist courts
are gaining in influence, they ensure the end of Republican control and will
likely cause the loss of the White House and potentially Congress by 2008,"
says Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council. "Welfare reform is a
success because more families and individuals are working and entering the
economic mainstream and fewer children are growing up in poverty.
In its welfare reform law of 1996, Congress stipulated three of the four
purposes of the TANF block grant to states be related to promoting healthy
marriages.

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Figueroa has advocated for a strong mental healthcare delivery system
and has fought for the full inclusion and integration of psychologists into
that system. The judicial filibuster is unfair,
unfounded and unconstitutional . There is so much to lose, both culturally
and politically. NO DEAL!"

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As most states experienced dramatic caseload
declines, the credit had virtually eliminated the work participation
requirements for most states. Horn, Ph.

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APAPO's State Legislator of the Year Award is given annually to a state
legislator who has prominently championed the goals of professional
psychology .'
- Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council

WASHINGTON, There is no room for compromise in the
Senate regarding judicial filibusters."
The Healthy Marriage Initiative, administered by ACF, was created in 2002
by President Bush to help couples who have chosen marriage gain greater access
to marriage education services, on a voluntary basis, where they can acquire
the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage.

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As
chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus, Sen. Concession is not an option.
"Welfare reform is helping millions of people climb out of poverty.

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"Stand strong."
The new law maintains the same 50 percent work participation requirement
for states as before. These changes effectively re-implement a
meaningful state work participation rate requirement as envisioned by the
architects of welfare reform back in 1996.

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"Those people across the nation who mobilized because of 'values ' and who
worked endless hours to elect pro-marriage, pro-family candidates will
question the wisdom of their personal sacrifices and contributions.hhs.

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FRC Demands 'No Deal!' The Judicial Filibuster Must Go

Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are
available at http://www.

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Sen. She has continually supported efforts requiring health plans and
insurers to provide full mental health parity, which would place insurance
coverage for mental health services on par with physical health services.

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The American Psychological Association Practice Organization is an
affiliate of the American Psychological Association, the largest scientific
and professional organization representing psychology in the United States.

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The welfare reauthorization provisions also made several improvements to
the child support enforcement program, including a change that will provide
more support directly to families, especially those who have left welfare.

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"I urge Republican members of the Senate to reject any compromising 'deal'
offered by Democratic leadership .
Funding for responsible fatherhood includes initiatives to help men be more
committed, involved and responsible fathers, and the development of a national
media campaign to promote responsible fatherhood.

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"The reauthorization of the TANF program takes the next step in welfare
reform by strengthening work requirements and providing the assistance
families need to climb the career ladder," HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said.gov/news.

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"I am honored to receive this award and I look forward to doing more work
with the APA and other advocates for a strong mental health care system," said
Figueroa. Figueroa has secured
funding for domestic violence shelters and restitution for victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault . She
is chairman of the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer
Protection and the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic
Development. However, prior to today's reauthorization , a caseload
reduction credit allowed states to reduce their work requirement by their
caseload declines since 1996.acf.

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Bush signed
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Family (TANF) program administered by HHS' Administration for
Children and Families (ACF).
"A key component of welfare reform is supporting healthy marriages and
responsible fatherhood," Dr.hhs.

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California State Senator Liz Figueroa Recognized for Her Commitment to Mental Health Issues by the American Psychological Association Practice Organization

Figueroa has served the 10th District of California since 1998. We cannot risk the negative effects that this party will have
to endure as a result of concession.
For more information on the Healthy Marriage Initiative, view:
http://www.

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WASHINGTON, "Providing access to quality mental
health services is critical for the state of California and the country as a
whole," said California state Senator Liz Figueroa (D-10th), who received the
2006 State Legislator of the Year Award from the American Psychological
Association Practice Organization (APAPO) for her leadership and advocacy in
strengthening mental health services for California citizens.
"Senator Figueroa has been a champion of quality health care and the
inclusion of psychological services," said Russ Newman, JD, PhD, APAPO's
executive director for professional practice.
"Asking for an up or down vote is reasonable, preventing an up or down
vote is obstructionist and unreasonable.