Bill Clinton: “Welfare reform must be tough on work and tough on deadbeat parents…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1995

Welfare reform must be tough on work and tough on deadbeat parents, not tough on children.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on House of Representatives Action on Welfare Reform

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