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On the recordAugust 7, 1999
You all know, and I think Tom referred to this, that with the welfare waivers we granted the States, followed by the Welfare Reform Act in 1996, your initiatives have led us to the lowest welfare rolls in 32 years now.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the National Governors' Association in St. Louis, Missouri

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