[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H9381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CHILDREN ARE WAITING FOR WELFARE REFORM

  (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, how much longer should America 
wait before we rescue the millions of children who are trapped in 
poverty by the current welfare system?
  Shouldn't we be encouraging work, marriage, and family instead of 
discouraging them?
  How many more children, communities, and cities must we lose to 
poverty and violence before we say enough is enough?
  When it comes to welfare reform, President Clinton has become the 
maybe man.
  Maybe he'll end welfare as we know it and maybe he won't.
  Should we trust what the President has said?
  Or should we judge the President by what he's done?
  The President's record on welfare is two vetoes and delays and 
denials of waivers for States to pursue innovative solutions.
  This week Congress will pass welfare reform for the third time.
  Will the third time prove the charm . . . or will the President 
strike out? The children are waiting.

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