[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 77 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS BECOME THE ``MAYBE MAN''

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton has become 
the maybe man. Maybe he will end welfare as we know it, and maybe he 
will not. Maybe he will sign the waiver for Wisconsin's welfare reforms 
and maybe he will not.
  Should we trust what Clinton says or should we judge Clinton by what 
he does: Delay, waffle, and when inaction is not an option, veto.
  The President has vetoed national welfare reform not once but twice. 
Congress has introduced new welfare reforms based on the unanimous 
recommendations of the National Governors' Association. These reforms 
have tough work requirements, have real time limits and end 
Washington's grip on the power, money and influence to block innovative 
reforms by the States.
  Considering welfare reform and President Clinton, will the third time 
prove the charm or will the President strike out?

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