The undersigned groups urge you to include the suspension of time limits in the TemporaryAssistance to Needy Families (TANF) program in the economic stimulus legislation currentlyunder consideration. Cutting families off TANF, the national assistance program forimpoverished families with children, at a time of high and rising unemployment violatesfundamental social justice and human rights principles and will further strain other safety netresources already taxed to the breaking point (including homeless shelters and soup kitchens).You have rightly recognized that jobless workers need the safeguard of extended unemploymentinsurance benefits. So too, do TANF recipients at risk of losing their benefits at this tenuouseconomic moment, need to continue to receive these benefits.