[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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                 WELFARE REFORM RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday marks the 30th 
anniversary of the war on poverty. Three decades and $5 trillion ago, 
President Johnson told America that the war on poverty would be a 
temporary investment. Today, President Clinton tells us much the same 
thing about this welfare plan.
  I believe it is time to set a different course in the welfare reform 
debate. It is time we gave the people who pay the bills as much 
consideration as the people on the dole. After all, the American 
taxpayer has paid dearly for our failed welfare policies--an average of 
$50,000 per household.
  That is why today I am introducing a taxpayer protection resolution 
for welfare reform. It simply states that any plan which passes the 
House: Will result in a net savings to the taxpayer, will cap welfare 
spending at rate of inflation, will not be financed by new taxes, will 
not add to the Federal deficit, and will not place new mandates on 
States and localities.
  I urge you to become a cosponsor. Welfare reform in the 1990's has to 
be about doing more with less. We owe it to the taxpayer, and we owe it 
to people we are trying to help.

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