On the recordJanuary 9, 1995
What we want is not a program that punishes poor people but that requires poor people to take those steps that will enable them to move from welfare to work.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “What we want is not a program that punishes poor people but that requires poor people to take those steps that will…”
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Remarks to Students at Galesburg High School in Galesburg
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