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WALLY HERGER: “The Republic reauthorization bills passed by the House in 2002 and 2003 were more 'bipartisan' than two out of three…”

On the recordJune 22, 2004
The Republic reauthorization bills passed by the House in 2002 and 2003 were more 'bipartisan' than two out of three welfare bills considered in the mid-1990s. During the 1990s, the vast majority of House Democrats OPPOSED welfare reform at every stage in the legislative process. The single exception was on the conference report that became the 1996 welfare reform law, when 50 percent of Democrats voted for welfare reform--but only after then-President Clinton announced he would sign the Republican bill.
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WALLY HERGER
Republican · California
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the bipartisan nature of welfare reform during the House debate on extending welfare programs.

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