[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          REAL WELFARE REFORM

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for 40 years the Democrats 
controlled the Congress. They did nothing but protect and expand to the 
tune of $5 trillion a cruel welfare bureaucracy.
  For 2 years the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate, and the 
White House and still promoted this destructive government-run, one-
size-fits-all program that perpetuates a cycle of dependency.
  For 2 years the President talked and talked and talked about ending 
welfare as we know it but did nothing, and this year, guess what? He is 
still silent. But since January 4, the Republican Congress has replaced 
talk with action, replaced rhetoric with real change.
  The Republican welfare bill does not lack compassion. It is born out 
of compassion. The real lack of compassion was shown by those who stood 
by and did nothing while more and more Americans were pushed further 
and further away from the American dream.
  Today we will pass real welfare reform and give America back that 
dream.

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