Norma Torres: “I was struck by the message that the gentleman from Ohio talked about the parables of sin and that it is sinful not to…”

“I was struck by the message that the gentleman from Ohio talked about the parables of sin and that it is sinful not to help. At the same time, he said it is a sin not to help one's self... But what about when we have bad times? What about when we have depressions? What about my community when I was growing up, where I was born, when we had a Great Depression? My father was deported... My mother was left alone with my brother and I. We were on welfare, we were on relief. We suffered, we were hungry. I wore corduroy pants... We stood in lines for food. Thank heavens for relief or welfare... we want to reform the ills of people who exploit and cheat on welfare. But what about the people that cannot find jobs? What about the incapacitated?”