Bill Clinton: Radio Address on the Welfare Reform Act - Milestone Documents

Bill Clinton: Radio Address on the Welfare Reform Act

( 1996 ) Commentary by Karen Linkletter, California State University, Fullerton
  • “This law dramatically changes the Nation's welfare system so that no longer will it fail our people, trap so many families in a cycle of dependency, but instead will now help people to move from welfare to work.” - Paragraph 2
  • “I came to office determined to end welfare as we know it, to replace welfare checks with paychecks.” - Paragraph 4
  • “The door has now been opened to a new era of freedom and independence. And now it's up to us, to all of us, to help all the people who need it through that door, one family at a time.” - Paragraph 12
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