On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
I urge the Senate to improve the welfare reform bill before us by voting for this very important amendment known as ``Work First.'' This is not a subject where we should pretend that legislating is like ordering fast-food. Welfare reform is about very serious issues--the budgets for the States we represent and how many billions of dollars will be spent or cut from those budgets; the rules qualifying families for assistance or denying them assistance; the safety net for children, and whether it will survive; and other difficult questions about taxpayers' dollars, people's lives, and yes, values. The Senate should take the time to produce legislation that justifies the word ``reform'' next to the word ``welfare.'' I hope we will do that with our heads and our hearts. I hope we will think about the stakes involved in welfare reform, for the people we represent, for our States, and for children.
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