I am shocked to hear the Democratic leader say after 18 months, after all these efforts, after changes have been made, working across the aisle to get real welfare reform, that the answer will still be no. I think this is a case of Senators who talk a lot about wanting welfare reform, but every time they have the opportunity to actually do something about it, they back away from it.
Discussing bipartisan efforts and challenges in welfare reform legislation.
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