David Funderburk: “I was Ambassador to Romania in the 1980's. I watched the Communists manipulate the people through calculated…”

“I was Ambassador to Romania in the 1980's. I watched the Communists manipulate the people through calculated half-truths. We call the method the big lie. To make the big lie work, you tell a lie so big it staggers the listener. Then you repeat it over and over until it is finally accepted as truth. Mr. Speaker, I have had enough of the big lie about welfare reform. Day after day liberal Democrats come to the floor and repeat that Republicans are waging a war on poor children. That is a monstrous lie. What makes it all the more offensive is that the lie is peddled by the same people who created our welfare nightmare. Their policies led to the disintegration of the family, the highest crime rate in the world, and three generations of Americans who do nothing but wait at home for the next Government check. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats like business as usual. They do not seem to care that their programs have not worked and they are spritually and financially bankrupting our country. They do not trust the people, they have no faith in the American spirit. We reject the notion that Washington knows best. We support local control. Why doesn't the Democrat Party tell the truth about welfare. Enough of this big lie.”