Richard Shelby actually said...

I know it's not a total analogy, but in welfare reform, I know, myself, people that were drawing benefits, especially single mothers, a lot of them, and dropped out of school and we didn't knock out their benefits.

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Discussing the impact of welfare reform on single mothers' education and employment.

03/08/2011

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