Walter B. Jones: “Today is the day. Thirty days have passed since Bill Clinton placed a self-imposed deadline to take action on…”

“Today is the day. Thirty days have passed since Bill Clinton placed a self-imposed deadline to take action on Wisconsin's welfare waiver request. Mr. Speaker, the Wisconsin welfare plan has bipartisan support in Wisconsin, and here in our Nation's Capitol. The Wisconsin welfare plan truly ends welfare as we know it. It moves people from welfare, to work, instilling personal responsibility, and lifting families and children out of the poverty trap. Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton pointed to the Wisconsin welfare plan as a model. He pledged his administration's firm and strong support for helping the people of Wisconsin move from welfare to work. He said and I quote, 'We should get this done.' Last year, Bill Clinton promised to sign waivers within 30 days. Well, the 30 days are up, and all we hear from the White House is the sound of another broken promise. Mr. Speaker, this is just another example of Bill Clinton saying one thing and doing another.”