[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 10, 1994]
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        WHY CONGRESS SHOULD PASS A WELFARE REFORM BILL THIS YEAR

  (Mr. ARCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Speaker, I am here this morning to plead with Members 
of Congress and the administration to get moving on welfare reform. I 
agree with Senator Moynihan: The Nation has a welfare crisis.
  Spending on welfare programs is growing out of control. Welfare 
spending grew by $55 billion between 1989 and 1992. That is 36 percent 
in just 3 years. CBO projects that welfare spending will grow by 
another 20 percent in 1994 and 1995.
  We can stop these outrageous growth rates if we reform the Nation's 
welfare programs. And at the same time, we can strike another blow for 
deficit reduction.
  If we pass the House Republican welfare reform bill, we can stop 
dependency on welfare and save $20 billion at the same time.
  But we cannot pass any bill until we get started. Where is the 
President's proposal? Mr. Speaker, let us get started on welfare 
reform.

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