Pete Domenici: “I believe there is a great deal of concern out there about whether there will be enough private sector jobs. I think…”

“I believe there is a great deal of concern out there about whether there will be enough private sector jobs. I think what we are saying is, you know, it is not just the private sector job we are looking for, we are looking for a change in the behavioral pattern of people on welfare. This is a very good test. If, after a couple of months on welfare, the State finds or the locality finds community service-type jobs, the point of it is that you have to get up, go to work, sign in, do what you are supposed to do, which is part of getting you ready, it seems to me, if you have had less of an opportunistic life and have not had a chance. I see it as part of the new weave that may very well yield a different kind of tapestry in terms of a life for people who are on welfare. I hope it passes and is retained in conference.”