Jason Smith actually said...

"This is a first step in ensuring that welfare programs work for America's families by helping lift them out of poverty and instead of keeping them trapped."

"If we don't get welfare right, then we run the risk of trapping people in a generational cycle of poverty."

"I hope this can be the area where Congress can come together and ensure that our welfare policies will work for a new generation."

"Families like the one I grew up in and millions of others across America, they do the best they can to stretch every dollar to make ends meet."