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John Shaw: “But I would like to give her the good news, that since welfare reform, since 1995, in the State of Texas the welfare…”

On the recordJune 25, 1997
But I would like to give her the good news, that since welfare reform, since 1995, in the State of Texas the welfare rolls are down 24 percent. That is unheard of. It is unprecedented in the history of this country. Welfare reform has done more for the poor, the needy, than any piece of legislation that has ever come out of this Congress. And let there be no mistake about it. Those figures are out there and they are nationwide. Nationwide. It has been a tremendous success. When I stood here a year ago I said there was still much work to be done. There were corrections to be made. I want to do away with some of the rhetoric and some of the misinformation that has been on this floor today. We do not provide or allow for in this bill any discrimination about people coming off of welfare. On unemployment, the people that are going into the private sector, they have all of the protection that any of the workers in this country have.
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John Shaw
North Carolina
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Discussing the impact of welfare reform and its success in Texas during a floor speech.

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