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Xavier Becerra: “All I would like to say is that we should take a little bit of time and think about what we mean by reform regarding…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
All I would like to say is that we should take a little bit of time and think about what we mean by reform regarding welfare. You know, what is it and who really gets it? Then, once we do that, once we think about it, let us reform welfare, let us reform it so that we get people and corporations off of welfare, and let us make sure that our policies reward working people and not continue to lavish very costly tax breaks on the rich, and we should remember that the rich are the only group of people who made off like bandits during the Reagan years when we had exorbitant spending, and now we should come back and look at 1995 and say, ``It's time to reform, but what is reformed, let's do it right.''
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Discussing welfare reform and its implications during a House floor debate.

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