[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3579-H3580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN SUPPORT OF THE DEAL SUBSTITUTE

  (Mr. DOYLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Deal 
substitute which approaches welfare reform head on by moving people 
from welfare to work. Under the Deal substitute, each individual must 
sign a contract which requires them to begin a job search immediately. 
Benefits would be terminated for any individual who refused to work or 
refused to accept a job. States would have greater flexibility to 
develop and administer welfare programs. By providing transitional 
medical assistance, the Deal substitute provides concrete incentives 
needed to ensure that a welfare recipient is better off economically by 
taking a job than by remaining on welfare. The Republican approach has 
no requirement for work. Even worse, the Republicans would slash the 
School Lunch Program to fund tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. 
The Deal substitute explicitly provides that all savings would be 
applied to deficit reduction. Mr. Speaker, the American 
[[Page H3580]] people--who are truly concerned with improving the 
welfare system by encouraging work, not abandoning people--are seeing 
through the charade. I urge my colleagues to vote for genuine, 
constructive reform by supporting the Deal substitute.

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