Welfare reform law seen as a threat to poor, children From: Philadelphia Tribune, The | Date: August 2, 1996| Author: M.J. McCollum | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Philadelphia Tribune, The

08-02-1996

Welfare reform law seen as a threat to poor, children.

Welfare and child advocates are bracing for the worst after President Clinton said he would sign the bipartisan welfare reform plan into law.

After Clinton had vetoed two earlier Republican efforts, political observers said a third would be risky. For several weeks, when pressed on whether he would sign this version, the president would only say he would not sig...

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