[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2660]
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                  NO DEFENSE FOR FAILED WELFARE SYSTEM

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, it is time to tell the truth about our 
welfare system. It is not the system that it was designed to be. It is 
not temporary help for those who are down on their luck. It is a 
bureaucratic nightmare that has trapped generations of Americans into a 
cycle of dependency. It is no secret that the welfare system has failed 
miserably. It does not provide a hand up. It is nothing more than a 
handout. Americans across the country, including those who receive 
welfare, are sick of the failed system. We should face the problem and 
fix the system. Republicans have offered serious proposals to reform 
welfare, but those on the other side of the aisle are offering nothing 
more than distortion in a desperate attempt to defend a failed system.
  That is not what the American people elected us to do. They elected 
us to fix a broken system. It is time to reform the welfare system.

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