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Lynn C. Woolsey: “Mr. Franks, I hope you can raise that child on an average of $63 a month. That is not enough of an incentive to have…”

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Mr. Franks, I hope you can raise that child on an average of $63 a month. That is not enough of an incentive to have another child. Let me tell you, welfare receipents have smaller families than the average family in this Nation, a family not on welfare.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Discussing welfare and family size during a debate.

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