[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 15, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 15, 1994]
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                 WELFARE REFORM: CHANGE VERSUS CHARITY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton finally attempted to 
deliver on his 17-month-old promise of ending welfare as we know it. 
But what did we get--saving welfare as we know it. More Government 
spending, more Government bureaucracy, and less individual 
accountability.
  Specifically, his plan gives welfare recipients 2 years of benefits 
before any work requirement is imposed. And even after that these 
individuals would be able to trade their welfare checks for Government-
subsidized paychecks.
  As you can expect from this sort of Government underwriting, the 
draft of President Clinton's plan indicates that an additional $9 
billion in Federal spending will be required just to launch his 
program.
  This is outrageous. How can a plan like this possibly hope to end 
welfare as we know it?
  Welfare reform must emphasize the private sector as the key to 
leaving welfare, and not publicly sponsored, make-work jobs that can 
only lead to larger costs, more bureaucracy, and more Government 
dependence.
  We need to fix the system, but settling for half-hearted measures 
that contribute to the problems is not the answer.

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