[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 14, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: June 14, 1994]
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                  THE CLINTON WELFARE REFORM PROPOSALS

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Madam Speaker, this afternoon President Clinton will 
unveil his welfare reform proposals. I am anxious to see his 
legislation and hope the congressional leadership will proceed with 
hearings this summer.
  Congress should look carefully at the President's welfare reform 
plan, and be sure it meets some basic, commonsense objectives.
  First, welfare reform should result in less government bureaucracy, 
not more. Social welfare programs should not simply redistribute 
wealth, that has been tried for many years and has failed miserably. We 
do not need new expensive spending ideas to help people in poverty, 
just some good old fashioned commonsense on how to beat poverty.
  Second, welfare reform should provide incentives for those who are 
out of work to find work. A 2-year limit on welfare recipients is 
absolutely essential. There should be no loopholes which allow 
recipients to stay on welfare for generations.
  Finally, welfare reform should restore the confidence of the 
taxpayers who are financing this system. The American people are 
demanding it. The taxpayers should believe that their money is being 
spent wisely and should not be asked to pay higher taxes to finance 
more welfare as we know it.

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