On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
As the gentleman from Texas has just given his speech, I want to say to him that I applaud what he has said. It is late. It is 9:30 at night. It is hard to know who is listening, but the words expressed by Mr. Doggett need to be heard. In addition to the reduction in TANF funding, including for research, I think we should also be reminded at this late hour that, because of the unwillingness of Republicans in this U.S. House to follow the bipartisan lead in the Senate, I think more than 3 million people who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, who are looking for work, have essentially been out in the cold. {time} 2130 I guess some of them have applied for TANF. But when you look at the data that Mr. Doggett has put forth, I think we need to take a look, whatever is the hour of the day or night, at what has been happening in terms of the addressing of poverty in this country. So I am glad we have had this discussion. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
