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Optimist
Page 5 Wednesday Aug. 28 1996
Clinton. gns new welfare refoirm act into law
By William Nclklrk
O 1996 Chicago Tribune
work and ends the Depression
era federal guarantee of public
assistance;
Just davs before Democrats
matched the political heat ris- Bather In Chlcaco to nominate
ing within his o)Vn party Prcsl- him for a second term Clinton
dent Clinton on Aug. 22 signed walked away from six decades of
Into law a historic welfare reform party orthodoxy on assisting the
bill that require? recipients to poor by signing the Republican-
Tn. an August swelter that
Jut
sponsored welfare overhaul bill
which many liberals say Is harsh.
Trying to head off u mini-revolt
that could embarrass him at the
convention Clinton promised to
work to fix what he called the
flaw: in the measure. At the
same time he said that with the
signing "welfare will no longer
be a political Issue. Politicians
cannot attack poor people."
But Clinton decision to sign
the bill could spark demonstra-
tions at a convention he Is hope-
ful will be a peaceful well-scripted
coronation like the Re-
publican convention in San
Diego.
sophomore
biology mayor
from
Houston
"The welfare reform is good be-
cause some people take advantage
of it. Ihere capable of working
but they just don't do anything"
sophomore
history major
from Spring
"I think they should udoe it on
individuals because some people
need it more than others.
senior Bible
and account-
ing major
from
Bucharest
Romania
"The welfare period should be re-
duced as much as possible. It will
be an Incentive to people to get a
job and be self supportive "
SUPt
sophomore
history major
from Fort
Worth
"The reform js good but it doesn't
give the people a means of getting
off of welfare. I believe It should
be a help and not a crutch.
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sophomore
youth and
family min-
istry major
from
Levelland
"I think it will cut down on more
of the people who get on it to stay
on it"
freshman
biology and
English major
from
Framingham
Mass.
"If people don't have real needs
they shouldn't be on welfare. If
they do have needs there should-
n't be restrictions"
sophomore
biochemistry
andprc-med
major from
De Soto
"I think Welfare reform is a great
Idea because the government Is
too involved in the social issues of
our life."
sophomore
political sci-
ence major
from
Albuquerque
N.M.
"People won't be living on welfare
as a career. Welfare will be as it's
supposed to be a hand-up and
not a handout."
freshman
journalism
major from
Jasper
"I think it is a good thing because
it helps people work to get a job
so they can get off of welfare."
graduate in
missions from
Midland
We need true welfare reform that
both cuts costs and takes care of
those In our society who can't
take care of themselves."
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senior youth
and family
ministry
major from
Vernal Utah
"It's a great thing because this
country is all about everybody
working on their own."
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more atthe Job market and to
stop settling for what the govern-
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 28, 1996, newspaper, August 28, 1996; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99691/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.