Democrat Hails Blockage of Welfare Drug Tests; Conservatives Cry Foul

State Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami, praised a court ruling blocking Florida's welfare drug-testing program.

Applauding the ACLU of Florida "for pursuing what many consider an unjust attack on lower-income people and a very vulnerable population in Florida," Stafford said, "the vigorous attempts to squash the legislation that mandated this testing are supported by today's court order."

Stafford is sponsoring House Bill 4065 for the 2012 legislative session to permanently repeal the requirement.

But one of the authors of the federal law governing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program called Monday's court ruling "outrageous."

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