Gary Franks: “Mr. Moderator, the intent of welfare was to serve as a temporary safety net to help people get back on their feet, yes.…”

Our teenage fathers are eligible, just like anybody else. I agree with you. I know a male today who has had two women pregnant at the same time in the hospital and has not been accountable for taking care of either one of them. You are…

In slavery people worked but were not paid. In our current welfare system people do not work but they are paid. Neither system can be condoned. It took a Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, to end slavery and it appears as though it…

In my remarks, I talked about how there was a lack of education, a lack of hope, the plantation being very similar to a project. I talked about the fact that today you have people entrapped. Can you tell me any differences? If not--we…

As the father of teenagers, both male and female, I strongly support that notion, but within the Republican bill, obviously there is a requirement of no additional payments to the mother, a requirement that she may have to live at home…