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193235 TURTLE MOUNTAIN IN BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS P.O. BOX 900 BELCOURT, NORTH DAKOTA 58316 (701) 477-5198 FAX: (701) 477-6836 October 28, 1996 President William Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Clinton, I am writing in regards to the Personal Responsibility Act that was recently signed into law. As a Tribal leader, I am concerned that there are not adequate support systems established to ensure the success of Welfare Reform on Indian reservations. Like you, I believe there is a need for supplemental programs that will assist welfare recipients in their effort to achieve self- sufficiency. The $3.5 billion dollars you plan to allocate for incentives in the form of wage subsidies for private and public sector employers and tax incentives for the employer could also include Federal subsidized work programs for the Indian people on reservations where there is no employment available. Training is fine if there is employment at the end of that training. It is also imperative that recipients have access to subsidized child care. I'm sure that the need for child care funding will far exceed what is currently available, even with the additional money allocated by Congress. Transportation will also be a problem in rural and remote areas. Funding should be set aside to establish rural transportation systems.