[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      WELFARE QUEENS AND THE WELFARE KINGS OF THE CORPORATE WORLD

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the President's budget is already under 
attack, and that is par for the course. There are people who are still 
blasting welfare queens, but keep in mind that AFDC helps American 
children and food stamps help feed America's poor.
  What bothers me is that no one talks about those welfare kings, with 
that $51 billion in direct subsidies to corporations and $53 billion in 
tax breaks for fat cats. And no one talks about welfare kings. Check 
this out: $18 million for Sunkist to sell orange juice; $5 million for 
Gallo to sell wine; $1 million for M&M to sell candy; half a million to 
Ronald McDonald to sell chicken; and half a million to Campbell's Soups 
to sell V-8 juice. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.
  President Clinton's budget may not be perfect, but it has a heart and 
it has a soul, and that may be just a good place to start our debate 
from. Think about that.


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