A bill requiring mandatory drug testing for some welfare recipients did not get a favorable response from officials Tuesday who claimed the proposal would deter drug treatment and hurt struggling families.

“It would not encourage substance abusers to get help and it sends the wrong message that we?re not about families,” said Kevin McGuire, executive director of the Family Investment Administration.

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