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Walter B. Jones: amid the cry from liberal Democrats regarding Republican welfare reform comes one clear message: The liberals are…

On the recordMarch 2, 1995
amid the cry from liberal Democrats regarding Republican welfare reform comes one clear message: The liberals are fighting hard for the bureaucratic status quo. Instead of joining with reformers who want to make current programs more efficient, more effective, and more fair, liberals prefer to make baseless attacks on Republicans. The liberals claim that our proposals would hurt children. Several studies have proven that our block-grant initiatives will cut a layer of bureaucracy while delivering more services for those in need. The liberals are instead defending a group of bureaucrats who waste the taxpayer's money and drain precious resources from our Nation. Someone once said: If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Clearly, defenders of the status quo are part of the problem that most Americans thought they solved in the last election.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Discussing Republican welfare reform and criticizing liberal opposition.

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