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On the recordJune 7, 2010
I think, actually, welfare reform played some positive role in getting more parents work, but it was welfare reform, accompanied by a range of supports for low-income workers, like extensions of childcare, your income tax credit, etc.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd discusses the positive impact of welfare reform on child poverty.

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