[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 15, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[Congressional Record: June 15, 1994]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

 
                           SHOW ME I'M WRONG

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, our health care system or our welfare 
system. Which is in worse shape?
  Which needs reform first? Which eats up more of the taxpayers tax 
dollars? Which is really in a state of crisis?
  Despite the many problems that must be fixed in our health care 
delivery system, we still have the finest quality health care in the 
world. Our welfare system, on the other hand, is a complete disaster.
  So why did the President wait until yesterday to unveil his welfare 
reform plan? And why did he offer a plan that the Washington Post said 
had no change of passage this year?
  I believe the White House is not really serious about welfare reform. 
I believe their plan is an insufficient response to an intolerable 
problem. And I believe the White House is trying to score political 
points on this important issue.
  Mr. Speaker, the President unveiled his plan yesterday in the Show Me 
State. I hope he shows me that I am wrong in my thoughts about his 
motives on welfare reform. But I doubt he will.

                          ____________________