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On the recordJanuary 8, 1996
I urge the Congress to work with me in good faith to produce a bipartisan welfare reform agreement that is tough on work and responsibility, but not tough on children and on parents who are responsible and who want to work.
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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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