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Lynn C. Woolsey: “Mr. Franks, I can tell you as a former welfare mother that the main reason families are on welfare in the first place is…”

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Mr. Franks, I can tell you as a former welfare mother that the main reason families are on welfare in the first place is because there aren't enough jobs that pay a family wage, and there aren't the support systems like child care and health care so that they can get off welfare and go into the work force. I am sure you are aware that we have just been through a recession. Families were struggling to get by, and they are still struggling, just like I did when I was on welfare. In fact, as I said, 18 percent of working families with four members are earning below the poverty level today. Families like this need welfare to survive. Aren't you aware that the welfare rolls grew primarily because of economic hard times?
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California
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Discussing the reasons families rely on welfare during a debate on welfare reform.

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