In Brief: WIC funding
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
WIC funding: President Clinton signs into law the Disaster Recovery Act of 1997 (HR 1469) on June 12. A $76 mil. portion of the $8.6 bil. act is designated to provide additional funding to the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Children & Infants. The President vetoed the bill on June 9 due to GOP-sponsored provisions ("The Tan Sheet" June 9, In Brief). The provisions were dropped by the House and Senate in June 12 votes of 348-74 and 78-21, respectively...