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On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I have introduced the TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act last week to address this issue by ending the separate and higher requirement for two-parent families.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mike Kelly discusses his legislation to eliminate penalties for two-parent families under TANF.

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