Transitional my ass, the vast majority of people who go on welfare never come off unless they are forced to.

Via CNS News:

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.

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Change the phrase "Sheila Jackson Lee" to "Idiot Without a Clue".

"transitional living fund" = Lipstick on a pig