David Funderburk: “when Bill Clinton campaigned for President as a new Democrat he promised to end welfare as we know it. But…”

“when Bill Clinton campaigned for President as a new Democrat he promised to end welfare as we know it. But, unfortunately, he talked right and governed left. His first so-called reform expanded welfare spending by $110 billion and jettisoned what was left of workfare. Mr. Clinton isn't the first liberal to promise reform. Since 1965 we have spent over $5 trillion on welfare and all we have to show is disintegrating families, children having children, burned out cities, and a 30 percent illegitimacy rate. Last November, the American people said, ``enough is enough.'' They want to stop the vicious cycle of dependence which has morally bankrupted three generations of Americans. Entitlements are not rights. Assistance, if needed, must be temporary--2 years and you're out. We need workfare now. If you can work--but won't--don't ask the taxpayer for help. We can no longer afford a government which subsidizes single mothers who continue to have more children. Unwed mothers must identify the fathers of their children and we must rein in deadbeat dads who refuse to support their families. Mr. Speaker, time is running out, we must act quickly and forcefully to end the liberal welfare state. For the sake of every American, it really is past time to end welfare as we know it.”