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On the recordMay 4, 1994
I want to ask you one other question, a very important concession you made on Charles Murray. Do you also reject his notion that we should end welfare immediately and, rather, embrace the bill that the Republicans now have?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Questioning a colleague's stance on welfare reform during a debate.

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