Bush proposal to promote marriage for welfare recipients sailing through C

[muchacho]

Unless your gay that is...

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President Bush's proposal to nudge women on welfare toward the altar is headed for approval in Congress despite opposition from both the political left and right, as Democrats choose other battles to fight in the welfare debate.

From the start, the plan sparked outrage from libertarians who complain government has no place in people's intimate lives and from feminists who worry women will be coerced into bad matches. Both say scarce dollars should be spent elsewhere.

Despite the concerns, Republicans are largely in favor of the plan and Democrats are largely resigned to it.

The debate has been ongoing over the last year and a half as Congress works to renew its landmark 1996 welfare overhaul. The renewal gives lawmakers and the White House an opportunity to make changes in the program, and Bush has made promoting marriage one of the centerpieces of his plan.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/07/17/national1517EDT0657.DTL