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On the recordMarch 12, 1996
Welfare as you know it, we want to change it. One key difference, President Clinton's welfare bill says you cannot stay on welfare for more than 60 consecutive months. You can get off for 1 month or 1 day, and have 60 more months waiting on you. Our bill says 2 years, 5-year lifetime, big difference.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing differences between welfare reform proposals during a Senate debate.

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