[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      INTRODUCTION OF THE WELFARE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT OF 1995

  (Mr. VOLKMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to welcome the Governors of 
our great Nation who have come to Washington to discuss the problems 
that are overburdening our Government and our country. Their topic is 
welfare reform.
  To that, Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation that will 
give Americans a handup instead of a handout. The Welfare to Self-
Sufficiency Act will end the quagmire that faces those now on welfare. 
No longer will men and women be trapped by a welfare system that does 
not reward work, promote the family, or instill personal 
responsibility. It will move people from dependence to independence, 
from a welfare check to a paycheck, and from a sense of hopelessness to 
one of opportunity.
  Mr. Speaker, the President said the other evening that it is time to 
end welfare as we know it. Let us break this cycle and pass welfare 
reform legislation that will give every American an opportunity to 
become self-sufficient.


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