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Christopher Shays: The bottom line to my point is, you take these young kids who in many cases have never had the opportunity to work, who…

On the recordJuly 18, 2007
The bottom line to my point is, you take these young kids who in many cases have never had the opportunity to work, who work at a minimum wage, are providing a service in the community and are setting aside money for their college tuition. There is a stipend given to them for schooling. We have programs where we give a Pell Grant to a student who doesn't do a darn thing. These young kids have to earn it. I would just like my colleague from Arizona to rethink what he has said and what he is asking for. I would hope that the gentleman would reconsider. I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing the value of work programs for youth compared to Pell Grants during a debate.

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