claim: says that as wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare."
author: tommy thompson
evidence_1: governor tommy thompson (r-wi) and dr. william j. bennett commenton much  ... almost everyone agrees that america needs to end welfare as we know it.
evidence_2: politifact wisconsin on sunday, august 26th, 2012. mostly true. hovde fought ...  says that as wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare." — politifact wisconsin ...
evidence_3: apr 26, 1996 ... "this doesn't just end welfare as we know it," mr. thompson said, ... the  republican governor, was described by its supporters and critics alike .... it will  say that tommy thompson and bill clinton ended welfare as we knew it.
evidence_4: sep 10, 2018 ... former secretary of h.h.s.; former republican governor (wi) ... given a mostly  true for saying that while he was governor, "we ended welfare.
evidence_5: apr 22, 2018 ... scott walker signed legislation requiring childless adults who aren't ... state  officials say they presume some got new jobs and didn't bother to .... of many who  found new jobs meant they would end up looking for help in the ...