Political Quotes

“this Congress has twice passed welfare reform legislation that emphasizes work and personal responsibility. President Clinton, who told America that he would ``end welfare as we know it,'' has, on both occasions, vetoed that legislation. Now he tells us once again that he's ready to keep his promise that he really is willing to reform welfare. Well, we'll see. We will soon give President Clinton another opportunity to put his money where his mouth is. We will make one more effort to send him a bill that will move millions of Americans from that cycle of dependency on big government to a life of productivity and responsibility for self and family. Madam Speaker, let's hope for the sake of generations of Americans caught in the welfare trap that the President isn't just pulling our leg once again. Let's hope that he'll finally agree to keep his oft-repeated campaign promise to ``end welfare as we know it.''”