[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HELP--I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP

  (Ms. PRYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, help. I have fallen and I cannot get up.
  For 5 million families, the average length of stay on welfare is 13 
years. The Democrats have coated the social safety net with glue and 
millions of Americans are crying for help to become unstuck.
  Republicans want the social safety net to be a trampoline off of 
which people can bounce to new heights.
  We simply want to return this money to the State level where people 
can be helped the most. We don't cut it, we send it back.
  Democrats do not trust the States. But it is these same Democrats who 
are standing in the doors of the Nations ghettos, refusing to let 
people out.
  I say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, ``Get out of the 
door. Give people back their dignity by providing them with hope, 
independence, and opportunity.'' They want these for more than a 
handout.

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