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Duncan Faircloth: The teenager in those circumstances could receive a voucher or federally funded inkind aid, but she could not get a…

On the recordSeptember 14, 1995
The teenager in those circumstances could receive a voucher or federally funded inkind aid, but she could not get a Federal welfare check in the mail. I want to stress that this does not prevent teenage mothers from living at home or from receiving noncash benefits. Of course, this restriction applies only to Federal funds. A State can use its money to send a check in the mail to anyone it wants. If you vote against this amendment, you are voting to give cash aid to multigenerational welfare households. If you vote against this amendment, you are voting to subsidize and promote multigeneration illegitimacy. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
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Duncan Faircloth
Republican · North Carolina

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Debating an amendment related to welfare assistance for teenage mothers.

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