Cliff Stearns: “welfare reform is something that the American people want. Both…”

On the recordMay 22, 1996

welfare reform is something that the American people want. Both parties have promised to reform our current broken-down system, but I believe Republicans have delivered. This Republican Congress sent a strong welfare package to President Clinton, and he vetoed it. Today Republicans are going to try again. We are introducing a strong welfare reform bill that concentrates on family and individual responsibility. Our package lifts families out of the destructive welfare cycle of poverty and despair. It stresses work, and allows States the flexibility to design programs that fight their residents' needs. Mr. Speaker, I hope that this time around the President keeps his promise and signs a strong welfare reform package. His record on this issue has not gone unnoticed by the American people. It is time to reform welfare. Let us do it now.

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Cliff Stearns

Florida

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for welfare reform and urging support for a new bill.

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Cliff Stearns: “welfare reform is something that the American people want. Both parties have promised to reform our current broken-down…”

Editor's note · Context