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But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now.

If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.

Most women are one man away from welfare.

Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It's not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you're working. You get help when you're not.

We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work.

I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a week because if they worked too many hours a week, then they couldn't get their government assistance.

When thousands of men and women work full time but need food stamps to put food on their tables, when they can't get health benefits, when they can't get paid sick days, then we must do whatever we can to stand up for them.

Every worker needs a decent and legal source of income.

I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive.

It is unacceptable that someone can work full time - and work hard - and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty.