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David Weldon: before I speak on the issue of working families and what is happening to working families in my district and what I…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
before I speak on the issue of working families and what is happening to working families in my district and what I think is happening to working families all over the Nation, I yield briefly to the gentleman from California [Mr. Riggs] to make some additional comments about the Wisconsin welfare reform plan and Republican plans to truly reform welfare, to stop talking about reforming welfare and actually start doing it.
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David Weldon
Republican · Florida

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Discussing welfare reform and its impact on working families.

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