On the recordAugust 5, 1977
I am today asking Congress to totally scrap our existing welfare system and to replace it with a Program for Better Jobs and Income.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am today asking Congress to totally scrap our existing welfare system and to replace it with a Program for Better Jobs and Income.
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