Help Moms to Collect the Court-Ordered Child Support They Need to Raise Their Children and Stay Out of Poverty? Santorum’s Vote to Cut Enforcement Will Cost Pennsylvania’s Children a Half Billion Dollars

Santorum's Words
Q: If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or specific proposals will you support to change America's welfare system?

Santorum’s Answer – “Strengthen child support collection procedures and increase penalties for parents who do not pay.” – Project Vote Smart, 1994 Congressional National Political Awareness Test

Santorum's Actions
In December 2005 (Roll Call Vote #363, S.1932, 12/21/2005, passed 50-50 with the Vice President casting the tie-breaking vote in favor), Santorum voted to cut federal funding for Pennsylvania’s enforcement activities to collect child support by almost $300,000,000 and Pennsylvania’s children could lose as much as $500,000,000 in child support over 10 years.

Click below to help spotlight Rick Santorum's record in making it harder for parents to collect the child support they are owed: