[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE HORRIBLE WELFARE BILL

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, with most of the Republican leadership 
running for the Presidency right now, and running on ego and on 
meanness, it makes sense that this new majority is sending President 
Clinton a welfare bill that pushes over 1 million more children into 
poverty and does nothing, absolutely nothing, to help recipients 
prepare for jobs that pay a decent wage.
  On the other hand, the Democrats have a welfare reform bill that 
invests in education, in job training, in child care and child support.
  Mr. Speaker, when 100 percent of the House Democrats voted for this 
legislation, we demonstrated that conservatives, moderates, and 
liberals can agree on reform that guarantees a safety net for children 
and gets their parents to work.
  I ask, why does the crybaby Speaker not cry about real babies? Real 
babies who are becoming even poorer as a result of this mean-spirited, 
whining leadership. We must veto this horrible welfare bill.

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