I chair the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over TANF, and I will give my word now to each Member in this Congress that we are not going to cut TANF this year. The final budget that comes out of Congress will exactly back us up on that particular matter. We have given our word. We keep our word. Let us get on with this. Let us vote down the Spratt budget and vote up the Kasich budget.
Discussing the budget and TANF funding during a House floor debate.
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