Newt Gingrich

House Speaker Newt Gingrich, of Ga., accompanied by restaurant workers, gestures during a news conference, Monday, Jan. 9, 1995 in Washington to announce the National Restaurant Associationâäôs support for welfare reform. According to the Social Security Administration, a Republican plan to revamp the nationâäôs welfare system would deny monthly cash benefits and health care to at least 400,000 elderly and disabled immigrants. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)