"And just as we must transform our unemployment system, so must we also revolutionize our welfare system.
It doesn't work; it defies our values as a nation. If we value work, we can't justify a system that makes welfare
more attractive than work if people are worried about losing their health care.
If we value responsibility, we can't ignore the $34 billion in child support absent parents out to be paying to
millions of parents who are taking care of their children â€" . If we value strong families, we can't perpetuate a
system that actually penalizes those who stay together. Can you believe that a child who has a child gets more
money from the government for leaving home than for staying home with a parent or a grandparent? That's
not just bad policy, it's wrong and we ought to change it."