Sheila Jackson Lee: Change the Word 'Welfare' to 'Transitional Living Fund'

Sheila Jackson Lee: Change the Word 'Welfare' to 'Transitional Living Fund'

8 Jan 2014

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/01/09/Sheila-Jackson-Lee-Change-the-Word-Welfare-to-Transitional-Living-Fund

On the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (R-TX) proposed a change to the lexicon when it comes to what is currently called "welfare."

Partial transcript as follows:

REP. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX): So the safety net has to be something for all of us. And as I borrow this from my good friend from California, just to show you a line of Americans possibly looking for work, we cannot point out and we cannot know at this point which one of these are near the edge of poverty or living in poverty simply because they cannot find work.

So, it is important to note that there are elements that many discard, the earned income tax credit, supplemental nutrition program, the huge job training and educational investment that President Johnson made on the war on poverty. Medicare and Medicaid. Huge safety nets, not handouts, but safety nets. 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.

SHEILA JACKSON LEE

Sheila Jackson-Lee is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Note: Barbara A. McKinzie was the president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and a director at the United Negro College Fund.

Carolyn Stewart is the president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and a director at the United Negro College Fund.

Linda Johnson Rice is a director at the United Negro College Fund, a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a friend of Linda Johnson Rice, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html

Kathleen Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the California state government Governor Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the treasurer for the California state government.

Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, Ezekiel Emanuel & Ari Emanuel’s brother, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Ezekiel Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel & Ari Emanuel’s brother, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress, is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Faye Wattleton was the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand Foundation, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.

Ari Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel & Ezekiel Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

Wanda Sykes is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Sheila Jackson-Lee is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.