Andre Carson: “If Members would excuse my arrogance, I do not think anybody in this House knows more about running a welfare program…”

“If Members would excuse my arrogance, I do not think anybody in this House knows more about running a welfare program than I do. I took over an agency that had a $20 million deficit, and left it with $7 million in the black when I came to Congress. We did not leave any child behind. In order to get people out of poverty, they do not just need a hand out; they have to get a hand up. They need an opportunity to become self-sufficient. Mr. Chairman, I support the Kucinich amendment because it is the make-sense amendment that is on the floor.”