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John Cornyn: “Congress implemented reasonable working requirements for…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn Advocates for the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Amidst Democratic Criticism

Published | Video Starts at 14:23

Another provision that is important, and this used to be bipartisan back when, when Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton, President Bill Clinton, a Republican speaker, a Democrat president of the United States, passed the Welfare Reform Act. They implemented. Congress implemented reasonable working requirements for able-bodied adults [in the Welfare Reform Act]. It's not good for people to sit on the couch and play video games. All day when they are able bodied. (14:23–14:29)

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Asserts that the Welfare Reform Act included work requirements for able-bodied adults.

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