On the recordJuly 31, 1996
when President Bill Clinton says that the welfare system is broken, he's absolutely right. Every year, the Government spends more and more money on welfare. Today, Government spends 1,600 percent more on welfare than they did in 1950 while the population of this country has only increased 72 percent. Mr. Speaker, it all boils down to common sense. Common sense tells us that welfare has been a colossal failure--as President Clinton says, the system is broken. Common sense also tells that money is simply not the answer--welfare may give people money but it takes away something far more precious. It is now time for this Government to exercise a little common sense of its own. Congress will soon give the President a genuine welfare reform package. It is real; it is common sense; and it honors the basic values of work, family, and personal responsibility. We hope that Bill Clinton will do the right thing and sign commonsense welfare reform.
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