' s ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁church - venue ▁for ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁political ▁speech , ▁and ▁he ▁raised ▁questions ▁over ▁her ▁views ▁on ▁religion ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁marriage . ▁After ▁Clark ▁ret ali ated , ▁Br ash ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁any ▁off ence ▁that ▁his ▁comments ▁had ▁caused ▁to ▁her , ▁and ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁Richard ▁Long , ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁letter , ▁not ▁Br ash ▁himself . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Br ash ▁made ▁his ▁third ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁O re wa ▁Rot ary ▁Club ▁( his ▁first ▁had ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁week ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁while ▁still ▁National ' s ▁fin ance ▁sp okes man ). ▁This ▁time ▁Br ash ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁" W elf are ▁Dep endency : ▁Wh atever ▁H app ened ▁to ▁Personal ▁Res p ons ibility ?" ▁Br ash ▁p led ged ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁working - age ▁benef ici aries ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁figure ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over ▁ten ▁years , ▁and ▁he ▁dedicated ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁Dom estic ▁Pur poses ▁Ben ef it . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 9 , 0 0 0 ▁single ▁parents ▁received ▁the ▁D P B , ▁cost ing ▁tax pay ers ▁about ▁$ 1 . 5   b ill ion ▁a ▁year . ▁Br