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It was a Republican bill,
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but it was signed by the Democratic President Clinton.
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That eliminated Federal--well, essentially they ended
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the welfare program started in the Depression.
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There still is some welfare,
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but there's a lifetime five-year limit on actual welfare;
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after you've been collecting
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it for five years, you are disqualified.
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It denied welfare to immigrants who are not citizens and
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it limited food stamps to unemployed, childless adults.
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I think that as we move ahead
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we are becoming increasingly aware of