Political Quotes

“I want to talk some about the structure of the welfare reform proposal that is before us and some concerns I have as to whether we are building a foundation on reality with steel and concrete, or a foundation of sand based on theory, hope, and avoidance of responsibility. I am going to be talking from basically two sources. First, I will talk from some statistics that are generic and analytical of the legislation before us. I will also be talking from some anecdotes which are personal and specific. For the last 21 years, I have had a practice of taking an occasional job in a different area of interest within my State. In July, I took a job with one of the two welfare-to-work programs in Florida, this one in Pensacola. This is a program which is very similar to the objectives of both the underlying bill and the amendment that is before us. It is mandatory; that is, participation is required. It has the goal of placing a high percentage of those persons who are currently on welfare into employment.”