[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 89 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H4139-H4140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  AMERICA'S POOR ARE LOOKING FOR WORKFARE WHILE AMERICA'S WORKERS ARE 
                          FALLING INTO WELFARE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the White House said the economy is 
great; they said the stock market is at a record high, spending is at a 
record high, and there have been 10 million new jobs since 1992. Now, 
that sounds great, except the stock market is a lot of paper, 
individual debt is at a record high, the trade deficit is at an all-
time record, and most families need three or four of those jobs just to 
make ends meet. The truth is, Mr. Speaker, America's poor are looking 
for workfare while America's workers are falling into welfare.
  Cite this: Since 1992, there have been 6 million jobs lost. And of 
those 6 million workers who have tried to reenter the work force, they 
have. And they earn less than 50 percent on their new job than what 
they made on their old job.

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  Now, if that is great, beam me up, Mr. Speaker.

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