Political Quotes

“Welfare as we know it today, had its roots in American society almost 75 years ago. It is challenging to observe what the public and private sectors are doing to support children and families in the transition from welfare to work to self-sufficiency. Congress has the important role of providing a national view and in assuring that national priorities are addressed at the State and local levels of service administration and delivery. Many families need help to transition from public assistance, known as welfare, to self-sufficiency. We, as the national representatives of our society, must help build bridges and extend ladders to support parents and families as they move from welfare to work to self-sufficiency. Work, responsibility, empowerment, and self-sufficiency should be the hallmarks of this welfare reform debate. The Republican philosophy is simply to get people off the public payrolls, with no attention to or concern about what these families will do when they face the challenges that may be inevitable for many of them. The best plan is one which must not come about at the expense of the children, and which will help people make the difficult transition from welfare to work. That's the real test of welfare reform. There are five basic principles that must be considered in any welfare reform effort: Welfare reform must protect children.…”