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Chris Murphy: “I would argue that that's not how people think, that the vast majority of people out there who are on Medicaid, who are…”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
I would argue that that's not how people think, that the vast majority of people out there who are on Medicaid, who are on SNAP benefits, who are receiving housing vouchers do not want to be on those programs.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes that many people prefer independence over government assistance.

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