[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IT IS TIME FOR OUR PRESIDENT TO SIGN COMMONSENSE WELFARE REFORM

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Madam Speaker, the current welfare system cannot be 
defended. It is a system characterized by dependence, illegitimacy, and 
family breakdown.
  Tuesday, the other Chamber, with a strong bipartisan vote, approved 
commonsense reforms that will stop welfare from becoming a way of life. 
These reforms honor work and encourage personal responsibility.
  Bill Clinton campaigned on a promise to ``end welfare as we know 
it.'' It is now the fourth year of his Presidency and so far, he has 
done nothing but stand in the way of welfare reform. He postures. He 
poses. He talks tough, but he never comes through.
  Madam Speaker, it is time for Bill Clinton to lead. It is time for 
him to keep at least one of the promises he made during his campaign. 
It is time for Bill Clinton to get with the program and sign 
commonsense welfare reform.

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