On the recordJuly 25, 1996
the current welfare system cannot be defended. It is a system characterized by dependence, illegitimacy, and family breakdown. Tuesday, the other Chamber, with a strong bipartisan vote, approved commonsense reforms that will stop welfare from becoming a way of life. These reforms honor work and encourage personal responsibility. Bill Clinton campaigned on a promise to ``end welfare as we know it.'' It is now the fourth year of his Presidency and so far, he has done nothing but stand in the way of welfare reform. He postures. He poses. He talks tough, but he never comes through. Madam Speaker, it is time for Bill Clinton to lead. It is time for him to keep at least one of the promises he made during his campaign. It is time for Bill Clinton to get with the program and sign commonsense welfare reform.
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