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Mike Levin: “The gentleman from Florida misdescribed 1995 and 1996. I do not think it does any credit for him to describe it that…”

On the recordJune 22, 2004
The gentleman from Florida misdescribed 1995 and 1996. I do not think it does any credit for him to describe it that way. There was a major effort, there were differences; but we worked together. There were differences. We worked together on a bipartisan basis. He misdescribed President Clinton's position, also, who, before he became President, talked about reform of welfare and who worked as President to make sure it happened in the right way.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Addressing mischaracterizations of welfare reform efforts during a debate.

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