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Bill Clinton: The current welfare system is broken and must be replaced, for the sake of the taxpayers who pay for it and the people…

On the recordJanuary 8, 1996
The current welfare system is broken and must be replaced, for the sake of the taxpayers who pay for it and the people who are trapped by it.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval Legislation on the Welfare System

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