[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SUCCESS FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN

  (Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, we are going to go tackle the 
welfare reform debate here, and there is one very important element and 
that focuses on children. The real success of welfare reform has been 
to move people from helplessness to hope and move children out of 
poverty. There are 3 million fewer children today in poverty because 
their moms have gotten a job to be able to support their family. We are 
going to build on that today by adding $2 billion more into child care 
and giving States the flexibility to move that money from folks who are 
on welfare to folks who are the low income working poor to support 
their return to work.
  This is a great day for America, a great celebration of all that we 
have achieved for America's children and we will build on that success.

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