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Gary Palmer: “I grew up dirt poor. I mean, my father had an eighth-grade education. He's blind in one eye. And I was able to get out…”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
I grew up dirt poor. I mean, my father had an eighth-grade education. He's blind in one eye. And I was able to get out of that situation by working, not by going on a government program.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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Palmer shares his personal background to argue against government dependency.

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