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

CNS News reports:

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.

When words lose their meaning...