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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I was in a border State in Minnesota. We have been debating welfare reform for a long time. I think you have…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
I was in a border State in Minnesota. We have been debating welfare reform for a long time. I think you have characterized it absolutely correctly, that this bill that passed the Wisconsin Legislature, it is a giant step forward in terms of encouraging more work and personal responsibility. The President went to Wisconsin, said that he supported what was happening in Wisconsin, would grant them the waiver, and then somewhere between getting on the plane in Madison to fly back to Washington, something happened and all of a sudden some of the bureaucrats here in Washington apparently got to the President and said well, maybe we cannot support all of those waivers, and all we are trying to do is actually help the President to keep one more campaign promise. I am really surprised at the characterization we heard here just a few moments ago.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing welfare reform and the President's support for Wisconsin's legislation.

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