"Welfare to Work, When There is No Work" radio episode

Title

"Welfare to Work, When There is No Work" radio episode

Description

An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin, in which he criticizes former President Bill Clinton and political consultant Dick Morris for their "welfare reform" measures in the 1990s. AuCoin argues that the outcomes of those reforms had caused predictable distress for poor people during the Recession of 2001. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes features his commentary on current political events or life updates, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired on Dec. 1, 2001. The title is from a transcript.

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

1 Dec 2001

Is Part Of

Jefferson Public Radio

Subject

AuCoin, Les
Oregon--Politics and government
Public broadcasting--Oregon

Place

United States

Extent

1 audio file (2 min., 41 sec.)

Identifier

PUA_MS147_JPR_004

Rights

This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.
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Source

Pacific University Archives

Format

MP3