Speech #1040253180

I felt compelled to make clear to the American people exactly what this bill will do to our Nations families and our Nations future. Despite the deceptive rhetoric that we have heard on the floor today. let us be clearat its core. this bill unravels a 60year guarantee of a basic human safety net for our Nations poorest and most vulnerable children and their families. The President and many Members of the 104th Congress have decided to cut welfare as they know itto children. immigrants and the poorest Americans--but they have left intact welfare as we know itwelfare to Americas largest corporations. We cannot and must not balance the budget on the backs of the least of these. Mr.