You have said that the plans that are being developed by the White House indicate they want to focus in on the youngest welfare recipients, which means that the ones coming in now, the youngest ones, would have the youngest children.
Discussing welfare policy and its impact on young recipients.
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What about the habits of the mothers who are on welfare and the child is 6 years old? They are saying that they cannot be saved?
You have not even mentioned health care, the fact that after they get off AFDC, they cannot get Medicaid, they do not have health care.
You estimate, according to your statistics, maybe as many as two-fifths of the people on welfare could get off with just some enhancement of the job training and education program.
I thank the gentleman, and would like to extend my congratulations to those members of the CBC that prepared this budget, and say that in the Congressional Black Caucus budget, we have the only budget which clearly refuses to accept the…
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