The President's News Conference
03/13/1980
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When enacted, this proposal will—lift 2 million families above the poverty line.
Our country has already committed a major share of the total international effort.
We must not fail to do what we can for those who are most in need.
This is a crucial step forward in the Nation's 10-year effort to provide vitally needed reform of the welfare system.