Political Quotes

“as you may have heard a moment ago, one of the amendments that is being objected to from our end is an amendment that I have filed, and I will describe it briefly. I wish to first describe the issue I am trying to address. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article entitled ``U.S. welfare flows to Cuba'' from October 1, 2015. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Sun Sentinel, Oct. 1, 2015] U.S. Welfare Flows to Cuba (By Sally Kestin, Megan O'Matz and John Maines with Tracey Eaton in Cuba) They're taking benefits from the American taxpayer to subsidize their life in another country Cuban immigrants are cashing in on U.S. welfare and returning to the island, making a mockery of the decades-old premise that they are refugees fleeing persecution at home. Some stay for months at a time--and the U.S. government keeps paying. Cubans' unique access to food stamps, disability money and other welfare is meant to help them build new lives in America. Yet these days, it's helping some finance their lives on the communist island. America's open-ended generosity has grown into an entitlement that exceeds $680 million a year and is exploited with ease. No agency tracks the scope of the abuse, but a Sun Sentinel investigation found evidence suggesting it is widespread.…”