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Chris Murphy: “People don't want to be on these programs, and they want a higher wage, because they see it as a pathway to eventually…”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
People don't want to be on these programs, and they want a higher wage, because they see it as a pathway to eventually get to total independence.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy highlights the desire for higher wages as a means to achieve independence from assistance programs.

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