How do you explain the Congressional Budget Office report which clearly shows the recession was a major factor in this increased welfare case load since 1989? I don't need a report to tell me that, because I know from personal experience. I look around my district and I see some of the same things. How do you explain that report, and not put that down to the economy as why welfare is growing?
Questioning the impact of the recession on welfare case loads during a debate.
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