[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H7267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEADLINE FOR DECISION ON WISCONSIN WELFARE PLAN

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, today is the day. Thirty days have passed 
since Bill Clinton placed a self-imposed deadline to take action on 
Wisconsin's welfare waiver request.
  Mr. Speaker, the Wisconsin welfare plan has bipartisan support in 
Wisconsin, and here in our Nation's Capitol.
  The Wisconsin welfare plan truly ends welfare as we know it. It moves 
people from welfare, to work, instilling personal responsibility, and 
lifting families and children out of the poverty trap.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton pointed to the Wisconsin welfare plan as a 
model. He pledged his administration's firm and strong support for 
helping the people of Wisconsin move from welfare to work. He said and 
I quote, ``We should get this done.''
  Last year, Bill Clinton promised to sign waivers within 30 days. 
Well, the 30 days are up, and all we hear from the White House is the 
sound of another broken promise.
  Mr. Speaker, this is just another example of Bill Clinton saying one 
thing and doing another.

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