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Bill Clinton: Welfare reform must be tough on work and tough on deadbeat parents, not tough on children.

On the recordMarch 22, 1995
Welfare reform must be tough on work and tough on deadbeat parents, not tough on children.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on House of Representatives Action on Welfare Reform

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