Political Quotes

Jack Kingston: “Mr. Speaker, what we are trying to do, what we have been talking about tonight is having a good welfare system, one that…”

On the recordMay 22, 1996
Mr. Speaker, what we are trying to do, what we have been talking about tonight is having a good welfare system, one that helps those who need a helping hand but puts able-bodied recipients to work; a criminal justice system that gets the thugs off the streets so that American families can walk down the streets without having to look over their shoulder and be scared; having a budget that is balanced so that interest rates go down, having the waste cut out of it. Above all, changing this Washington bureaucracy, rocking it, changing it permanently so that we can have a government that is limited and one that responds.
Said by
Jack Kingston
Georgia
Source
govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing welfare reform, criminal justice, and government efficiency.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Jack Kingston

Dec 28, 2017

I think the president at this point, he's realizing what the American people are realizing, is that this investigation is leading to nowhere, and it probably should be wrapped up very soon.

transcripts.cnn.com
Oct 26, 2017

The problems here on the day of the Kennedy files being released is that the American people just really don't trust any of us.

transcripts.cnn.com
Feb 19, 2018

These kids are not disrespecting any flag. They're not disrespecting any anthem. They are going down to their government and they are petitioning for redress of grievance.

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 13, 2017

I want to point out on Israel and that, you know, that bothered me, but Israel's never had a better friend in the White House, and I think you get that from Israel.

transcripts.cnn.com
View all Jack Kingston quotes

Other voices in this conversation