On the recordJuly 18, 1996
What mean-spirited right winger said the following: The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration, fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is in violation of the traditions of America. The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief? We heard the gentleman from Utah quote CBO. I am quoting another well known, much better known three-letter icon in American history, FDR, who made it very clear, the Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief because the lessons of history make clear that to administer it is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. I rise in opposition to this amendment and in support of the underlying bill.
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