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“„Bridge: More than 11,000 families will be losing cash assistance next month because of welfare reform you authored. What will they do?
“„A: They’ll get jobs. The average cash assistance is $515 a month. That equates to a part-time job, 16 hours a week, at minimum wage. There are plenty of those jobs out there…
“„Bridge: What do you think we’ll know about welfare reform in six months that we don’t know now?
“„A: We’ll find out what 48 other states have already found out, that people will find their way in life, they’ll pick up a hammer or a paint brush and man up and feed their family. We have to pull this wagon together. I have confidence people will do the right thing.”