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On the recordMay 4, 1994
I have not seen that report, but as I stated to you before, we have seen a growth, a rapid growth, of teenaged birth in our society. In the 1980's we had a tremendous amount of economic prosperity during the 1980's, as you well know. We did have a recession. The recession hurt all individuals. It did not hurt just the poor. It hurt those individuals who are in the middle class, it hurt those individuals in the upper class. Whenever you have a recession, it has a way of hurting all individuals. We are not going to deny that, Ms. Woolsey.
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Gary Franks
Republican · Connecticut
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Discussing the impact of economic conditions on teenage birth rates.

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