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Greg Ganske: “That is current law. However, there has never been any teeth in that current law, and we even have examples where in…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1996
That is current law. However, there has never been any teeth in that current law, and we even have examples where in Chinese newspapers from the west coast, Dear Abby columns, you will have somebody writing in, ``My relative just came, got off the boat. How can I get them on to SSI?'' I would submit to you that we have hundreds of millions of people around the world that would love the opportunity to come to this country to work hard, to achieve the American dream that are not interested in coming to this country and immediately getting on welfare, and we have corrected that in this welfare reform bill.
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Greg Ganske
Republican · Iowa
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Discussing the need for stronger enforcement in welfare reform legislation.

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