Walter B. Jones: “when Republicans kept their promise and delivered to the President a strong welfare reform bill, he vetoed it. Now Bill…”

“when Republicans kept their promise and delivered to the President a strong welfare reform bill, he vetoed it. Now Bill Clinton, realizing it is an election year, is trying to take some sort of credit for being pro-welfare reform. Let's take a look at his latest charade. The Republican Governor of Wisconsin, Tommy Thompson, implemented a strong, get tough welfare system in his State. In his weekly radio address, President Clinton praised the Wisconsin plan as ``one of the boldest yet attempted in America.'' Yet, the Wisconsin plan is very similar to the one that President Clinton vetoed! Mr. Speaker, in President Clinton's case his actions speak louder than his words. President Clinton has done nothing in the past 3 rac{1}{2} years to reform welfare. On welfare, he is truly the great pretender.”