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Tom Tancredo: “success has 1,000 fathers and failure is an orphan. This is especially true and it comes to mind when the ex- President…”

On the recordMay 15, 2002
success has 1,000 fathers and failure is an orphan. This is especially true and it comes to mind when the ex- President of the United States recently claimed credit for the passage of the Welfare Reform Act after, of course, he twice vetoed the bill. The reason that Mr. Clinton now wants to be a parent of the bill is because it works. It is wildly successful. Nearly 3 million children have been lifted from poverty and the child poverty rate is at its lowest level since 1978. When we reaffirm the dignity of work and the reality of welfare reform, it is not about a social program, but rather it is about a job. I hope that everyone joins me today and votes for the Welfare Reform Reauthorization.
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Tom Tancredo
Colorado
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Discussing the success of the Welfare Reform Act and urging support for its reauthorization.

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