[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, we begin the debate today on a proposal 
that would transform welfare eligibility, affect Federal spending, and 
shift social services responsibility from the Federal Government to the 
States.
  This is major reform, without a doubt, welfare reform, they say. I 
support welfare reform.
  Proponents of the Personal Responsibility Act say that the bill will 
result in saving over $60 billion. We say the bill cuts almost $70 
billion from women, infants, children, and the elderly. Proponents say 
the bill will streamline bureaucracy. We say the bill creates 50 other 
bureaucracies. They say the bill will reduce deficits. We say the bill 
fuels the deficit by adding to health costs. It is penny wise and pound 
foolish. They say the bill puts people to work We ask where and how 
will they work?
  It has been said that one person's profanity is another person's 
lyrics. This debate is not whether we are cursing. This debate is about 
whether we are cursing or cheering America.
  The people will decide who we are benefiting and who we are hurting. 
This bill should be helping America and not dividing us.


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