President. future historians are likely to regard this as a momentous occasion in Congress--a welfare bill is finally about to be approved by Congress and signed by the Presidenta bill which will effectively drive a nail in the coffin of the Great Society. This welfare reform bill proposes to set welfare policy on the right course. It requires welfare recipients to work. It promotes family and the work ethic. and It exercises sound fiscal responsibility. In addition. this legislation will insist that illegal aliens must not receive welfare and that noncitizens cannot hereafter lawfully receive most Federal welfare benefits during their first 5 years in the United States. These legislative goals are tough. but fair. Requiring welfare recipients to work provides the hammer that can break the cycle of poverty and dependency.
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