On the recordJuly 18, 1996
I do not think there is one person in this Congress that would say the welfare system is working. It has perpetuated the paralysis of poverty far too long. But at least we as a Congress want to move forward to make a fair assessment, to provide a program so that people have a sense of opportunity for the wonders that this Nation has to offer. This program that the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Shaw] is offering before this Congress does some amazing things. He discovers, in my judgment, the mystery of human initiative, and that is a sense of responsibility and a sense of dignity for all Americans. This is a fair bill, it is fundamentally sound. It will offer opportunity for individuals, whether they are on welfare now or may be on welfare in the future. Madam Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote for Mr. Shaw's bill.
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