[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IMPACTS OF THE REPUBLICAN WELFARE REFORM PROPOSAL

  (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I want to change our welfare system, and I 
was 2 years ahead of the curve in calling for reform of the current 
system.
  But, Mr. Speaker, welfare reform should not mean help denied.
  If this plan my Republican friends propose passes, in South Carolina 
400,000 schoolchildren will be denied a lunch; in South Carolina, 20 
percent of our children with disabilities will be denied SSI; in South 
Carolina, 5,000 additional children will receive less Federal child 
care assistance; in South Carolina, the State stands to lose $522 
million for programs to help children.
  Mr. Speaker, if this program is approved, over 60,000 people will be 
denied much-needed assistance.


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