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President's Welfare Reform Package Strengthens Families
President George W. Bush addresses the audience during a program honoring graduates of welfare-to-work programs in the East Room Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003. "In the seven years since welfare was reformed, millions of Americans have shared in this experience. Their lives and our country are better off. Today, more than 2 million fewer families are on welfare -- 2 million fewer than in 1996. It's a reduction of 54 percent," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush addresses the audience during a program honoring graduates of welfare-to-work programs in the East Room Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003. "In the seven years since welfare was reformed, millions of Americans have shared in this experience. Their lives and our country are better off. Today, more than 2 million fewer families are on welfare -- 2 million fewer than in 1996. It's a reduction of 54 percent," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse. Full Story
Talking with Dante Nelms, 12, President George W. Bush greets Dante's mother, Pamela Hedrick, right, her husband, Martia Jackson, and her son Darius McIver, 5,(not pictured) during a program honoring graduates of welfare-to-work programs in the East Room Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003. Ms. Hedrick was on public assistance for eight years in Columbus, Ohio, before volunteering at the Greenbriar Enrichment Center, where she organized a women's support group and received job training. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush addresses the audience during a program honoring graduates of welfare-to-work programs in the East Room Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003. "In the seven years since welfare was reformed, millions of Americans have shared in this experience. Their lives and our country are better off. Today, more than 2 million fewer families are on welfare -- 2 million fewer than in 1996. It's a reduction of 54 percent," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush congratulates Pamela Hedrick during a ceremony honoring graduates of welfare-to-work programs in the East Room. Ms. Hedrick was on public assistance for eight years in Columbus, Ohio, before volunteering at the Greenbriar Enrichment Center, where she organized a women's support group and received job training. The President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) estimates the Jobs and Growth plan will create 1.4 million new jobs by the end of 2004. White House photo by Tina Hager.
President George W. Bush and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski meet with the media in the Oval Office Jan. 14, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush gives a tour of the Rose Garden to crew members of Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission STS-113 and Expeditions 1,4,and 5 Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. The next orbiter launch will be Thursday, Jan. 16, carrying the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia Mission STS-107 to the International Space Station. White House photo by Tina Hager.
 
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