[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                WELFARE

  (Mrs. WALDHOLTZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ. Mr. Speaker, ``Unless we work to strengthen the 
family, to create conditions under which most parents will stay 
together, all the rest--schools, playgrounds, public assistance and 
private concern--will never be enough.''
  Who do you think said that? Newt Gingrich? Ronald Reagan? Actually, 
it was Lyndon Baines Johnson, in 1965. He understood the dangers of a 
welfare system that is antifamily, antiwork and antiopportunity.
  Republicans agree with President Johnson. We have proposed a plan 
that is designed expressly to strengthen the family and to give those 
in need a hand up, not just a hand out. Our proposal will require work 
for reward, limit time on welfare rolls, track down deadbeat parents, 
and provide those in need with the skills to build better lives for 
themselves and their families.
  The family is the cornerstone of our country. Strengthening the 
family through reforming our welfare system benefits us all. President 
Johnson was right--if we do not help build strong families all the 
debate, all the money, and all the benefits in the world, will never be 
enough.

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