Steve Southerland: “We have to make good decisions with good data.”

I now yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), whose welfare rolls were reduced by over 85 percent in the 1996 work requirements.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of America's war on poverty. While this war may have been launched with the best of intentions, it is clear we are engaged in a battle of attrition that has left more Americans in poverty than at any point…

The financial costs of distributing free food to such a large portion of American families is a substantial burden on the average American taxpayer.

I also want to remind my colleagues that no one was a greater champion of my amendment than former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. He is definitely a stalwart in New England fisheries. So though he is not here, his spirit in favor…