Statement I: In the mid-1990s,before the passage of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996,our poverty rate was the highest in history.
Statement II: The welfare rolls began falling two years before the passage of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.

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Statement I is false because the poverty rate in the mid-1990s was not the highest in history. In fact, the poverty rate was higher in the 1960s and 1970s. However, Statement II is true because the welfare rolls began to decline in the mid-1990s, even before the passage of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. This decline was due to a combination of factors, including improvements in the economy and changes in state welfare policies.

Statement I: in the Mid-1990s,before the Passage of the Welfare