Political Quotes

“as a member of the Freshman Class Welfare Reform Task Force, and as the Representative of a district in which 40 percent of the constituents receive Aid to Families With Dependent Children [AFDC] and 34 percent receive food stamps, I feel compelled to discuss the importance of developing a welfare reform concept that removes individuals out of poverty. In March 1993, the Mississippi State Legislature passed a significant piece of legislation designed to improve the current welfare system in Mississippi. This legislation entitled ``Mississippi's New Direction Demonstration Project'' is designed to guide recipients toward self-sufficiency. This package of programs is devised to reduce the dependency of welfare support through the following components: the statewide features, the work encouragement demonstration, and the work first demonstration. The statewide features component focuses on strengthening family responsibilities and on improving the preparation of all welfare recipients for long-term employment.”