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Jimmy Panetta: Is government-imposed hunger--forcing people off needed benefits without adequate training or opportunities--an…

On the recordMarch 28, 2019
Is government-imposed hunger--forcing people off needed benefits without adequate training or opportunities--an appropriate function of the Federal Government?
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Challenging the morality of cutting off benefits without support.

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