Watson Coleman: “I need to say, however, to my colleagues that it is not enough to play…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1996

I need to say, however, to my colleagues that it is not enough to play the politics with welfare reform that we are attempting to do today. I certainly do not intend to support welfare reform and then go home and applaud myself and tell people, are you not proud we have welfare reform? We have to look at what we are doing to children. More than 1 million children will be thrown off the welfare rolls. What kind of Nation is it that says, ``We care about what is in front of your name: Documented child, undocumented child, poor child, rich child''? What difference does that make to a great Nation? I submit to the Members, it should make none. All of us here in this country understand that we ought to care for children regardless of their station in life, regardless of the country from which they came.

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Watson Coleman

New Jersey

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Addressing the implications of welfare reform on children during a debate.

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Watson Coleman: “I need to say, however, to my colleagues that it is not enough to play the politics with welfare reform that we are…”

Editor's note · Context