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Bill Clinton: “For welfare reform to succeed, savings should result from moving people from welfare to work, not from cutting people…”

On the recordDecember 5, 1995
For welfare reform to succeed, savings should result from moving people from welfare to work, not from cutting people off and shifting costs to the States.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval Budget Reconciliation Legislation

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