Wrong.
The Republican-held congress struggled to get a “welfare to work” bill passed. It was considerd a “huge” step in the right direction even though it did essentially nothing or lasting.
That meshes nicely with Medicare Modernization Act, which was the biggest expansion of a Great Society program since LBJ. Remind me, who was running the show when that passed?
Who was it that was twisting arms on Capitol Hill to get this passed? Oh, right, that was Dennis Hastert, the sponsor. What party was he? And who was the President that was pushing for this piece of legislation? I've forgotten now.