Rick Santorum said "I know even at 8 percent, because I have seen figures, most major communities, at least in 1994, would not have met that criteria, and would have been over the 8 percent. So no recipient in that city, for the period of 1994, anyway--and my staff is now looking to see how far back that goes--no person who lived in the city of New York, for example, would have had any of that time they spent on welfare count toward that 5-year limit. I know there are many cities that have had unemployment rates of over 8 percent far back for many years, and none of the people would be considered as time limited." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995

I know even at 8 percent, because I have seen figures, most major communities, at least in 1994, would not have met that criteria, and would have been over the 8 percent. So no recipient in that city, for the period of 1994, anyway--and my staff is now looking to see how far back that goes--no person who lived in the city of New York, for example, would have had any of that time they spent on welfare count toward that 5-year limit. I know there are many cities that have had unemployment rates of over 8 percent far back for many years, and none of the people would be considered as time limited.

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Rick Santorum

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of unemployment rates on welfare eligibility during a legislative debate.

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