WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on May 4,
1993 passed a bill to enact a devastating set of cuts in medical
and cash assistance programs for poor people in Pennsylvania;
WHEREAS, these cuts would result in the complete loss of medical
coverage, cash assistance and job-training programs for about
140,000 low-income men and women, including displaced
homemakers;  WHEREAS, the bill would make anyone who moves to
Pennsylvania ineligible for General Assistance for 90 days,
including battered women seeking refuge from their batterers;
WHEREAS, these cuts would add thousands of people to the roles
of the homeless and hungry, further burdening local governments
already struggling to assist the homeless;  WHEREAS, these cuts
would severely increase the number of persons without any
medical coverage, threatening their health and lives, and
further burdening the local health departments and hospitals
which are committed to providing medical services to the
uninsured;  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED b