Transcript: GORE'S SUPPORT SWELLS THE BIPARTISAN TIDE BACKING ASHCROFT'S PLAN TO HELP NEEDY; BILL SEEKS MAJOR CHARITABLE CHOICE EXPANSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 25, 1999

Gore`s Support Swells the Bipartisan Tide Backing Ashcroft`s Plan to Help Needy; Bill Seeks Major Charitable Choice Expansion

WASHINGTON - With bipartisan support for his "Charitable Choice" plan swelling among the ranks of presidential candidates in both parties, U.S. Senator John Ashcroft today introduced a proposed expansion of the innovative approach to helping disadvantaged Americans.

In the historic 1996 welfare reform law, Ashcroft authored the original Charitable Choice provision that enables churches and other faith- based organizations to help provide job training and related services to welfare clients. Today, ...

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