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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Change the Word 'Welfare' to 'Transitional Living Fund'
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Posted on 01/08/2014 8:14:51 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Change the Word 'Welfare' to 'Transitional Living Fund' January 8, 2014 - 10:49 AM By Susan Jones

(CNSNews.com) - In a brief speech on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) hailed the war on poverty, endorsed government welfare programs, and said the "safety net has to be something for all of us."

"Maybe the word welfare should be changed to something of, 'a transitional living fund.' For that is what it is -- for people to be able to live," she said.

Jackson Lee hailed the Earned Income Credit, food and nutrition programs, jobs training and education programs, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act as "huge safety nets -- not handouts, but safety nets, she said.

As part of her five-minute speech, she displayed a photo of people in a long line "who are possibly looking for work." Jackson-Lee said there's no way to know which of those people "are near the edge of poverty or living in poverty simply because they cannot find work."

She urged Congress to pass emergency unemployment insurance -- "a transitional outreach to individuals who are chronically unemployed," as she put it.

"Quite frankly, of all the wealthy nations, we have the lowest safety net and the highest poverty, because we're not willing to accept the fact that sometimes an American needs help. Even a veteran -- even a soldier.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; communism; jacksonlee; language; moron; welfarestate
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To: Sub-Driver

Next, she’ll want to change the name of “Food Stamps” to “Nutritional Postage.”


61 posted on 01/08/2014 9:22:49 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Sub-Driver

To beg and beg
For the Massa’ to pay,
Keeps Plantation White House
All happy and Gay.

Keep taxing the Middle Class,
And make them pay,
Cuz Massa’s Welfare War
Is here to stay!


62 posted on 01/08/2014 9:26:09 AM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: al_c

it will be transitional while they’re living until they die.


63 posted on 01/08/2014 9:27:45 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: Sub-Driver

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dta

Come on Sheila,, Ma. did this years ago!


64 posted on 01/08/2014 9:28:51 AM PST by lonerepubinma
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To: Sub-Driver

How about “Transitional Living Loan?”


65 posted on 01/08/2014 9:34:40 AM PST by MNnice
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To: Responsibility2nd

too many syllables.


66 posted on 01/08/2014 9:35:32 AM PST by Studebaker Hawk (These geeks are a dime-a-dozen. I'm looking for the man with the dimes. Freddy Blassy)
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To: Sub-Driver
As part of her five-minute speech, she displayed a photo of people in a long line "who are possibly looking for work."

That photo is more likely to be of a line of Section 8 housing voucher hopefuls.

67 posted on 01/08/2014 9:36:18 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

The first known leftist/liberal to use this technique is recorded as saying “did God really say...”


68 posted on 01/08/2014 9:36:50 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: TADSLOS

Please add: Global Warming to Climate Change


69 posted on 01/08/2014 9:43:14 AM PST by Guardian Sebastian (Mother of God, pray for us and our country.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Cut to the chase, Corn Rows. Call it reparations.


70 posted on 01/08/2014 9:45:44 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Sub-Driver

Change from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to mindless idiot.


71 posted on 01/08/2014 9:47:48 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: Sub-Driver

A perfect example of a person born stupid and practiced to perfection. A book could be written outlining her ignorance.


72 posted on 01/08/2014 9:51:19 AM PST by JayAr36 (When an American dies Obama lies. And lies, and lies and lies forever.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Traditional, as in what is normal and has happened historically. In other words she wants to make generational welfare legitimate as if it is something normal and good.

No it is welfare and should only exist for a short time for any family. Work is traditional with real paychecks. Wake up people this witch wants a guaranteed income system and this is the first step to that end.

73 posted on 01/08/2014 10:20:21 AM PST by oldenuff2no ( .)
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To: Sub-Driver

What an idiot.


74 posted on 01/08/2014 10:20:39 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Sub-Driver

Make that Eternal Living fund.


75 posted on 01/08/2014 10:21:28 AM PST by DPMD
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To: TADSLOS

Try changing it to GET A JOB you bum


76 posted on 01/08/2014 10:22:14 AM PST by spawn44 ( moo)
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To: spawn44

Change Mars to the Moon


77 posted on 01/08/2014 11:26:42 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Sub-Driver

Obamanomics lifestyle fund.


78 posted on 01/08/2014 12:19:23 PM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Sub-Driver

For the “transition” from the Womb to the Tomb ....


79 posted on 01/08/2014 4:05:17 PM PST by mikrofon (Safety Hammock)
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To: Sub-Driver

Transition to what? where? A never ending transition? Of course I do not expect 75% of the Queen’s constituents to understand the word “transition” (Dat’s waaaaaacist!)


80 posted on 01/08/2014 4:35:18 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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