Political Quotes

“I hope Members listen to this because this is a gutting amendment. I heard a lot of comments on the other side of the aisle, even from the President, about how the Republican bill was weak on work. What the amendment of the Senator from Florida does is eliminate all the work requirements. What he does is say that it makes all the participation rates of people getting into work voluntary. It eliminates any of the work requirement. This is the 1988 act back with you again, which, of course, required work but did not sanction anybody if they did not work. What has happened? Four percent of the welfare recipients work in this country today. This is the nuclear bomb on this bill which would basically say no one will have to work; you will not be penalized as a State if you do not get people to work. It makes work completely voluntary on the part of the States. Anyone who has come up here and said they are for welfare recipients to work, if you vote for this amendment, you are not for welfare recipients to have to go to work.”