Congressmen attack privatization plan
Source: Guillermo X. Garcia, Express-News (TX), Web Posted: 05/25/2006 12:00 AM CDT
Declaring it a failed experiment that is harming the neediest in the state, a group of Texas congressmen including Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, a San Antonio Democrat, urged state leaders Wednesday to immediately cease a plan to privatize the screening of welfare applications. But Republican leaders, who control the Legislature and the top elected offices in the state, appeared unwilling to comply with the House Democrats' request.