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Lynn C. Woolsey: Aid for dependent children in your State pays an average of $367 a month. Let me ask you: Do you think that is living…

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Aid for dependent children in your State pays an average of $367 a month. Let me ask you: Do you think that is living high on the hog?
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Discussing the inadequacy of aid for dependent children.

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