Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in auspicious timing, the Washington Post has a splendid editorial this morning entitled ``Welfare: Two Kinds of Compromise.'' It speaks of the compromise that was notably on display when Congress, the Nation's Governors, and President Reagan worked out some of the better provisions of the Family Support Act in 1988, aimed at reforming welfare. The parties all agreed on the sensible principles that the Federal Government should help the poor and that the existing welfare program was not doing enough to move people into jobs. The resulting bill was far from perfect and was not adequately financed--that's why welfare reform is still very much a live issue--but it did result in some successes that could be built upon with a new round of reform. Mr. President, some time later in our debate, I will offer the Family Support Act of 1995, which builds on the 1988 legislation, which passed out of this Chamber 96 to 1.”