[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1077]
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                      PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT

  (Mr. OLVER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, soon we will debate the Personal 
Responsibility Act in the Republican contract. But let us be honest. It 
sounds more like the female punishment act. It spells out exact 
responsibilities and punishments for women on AFDC. But it lets fathers 
off the hook without even a mention. Many women and their children are 
on welfare only because the fathers do not support their children.
  In my State in the last 6 months, 4,000 mothers escaped welfare 
because Massachusetts makes fathers support their children. We need to 
make child support enforcement part of welfare reform. Both mothers and 
fathers must be responsible for the support of children.

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