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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Mr. Franks, a favorite scholar of the Republican persuasion, Mr. Charles Murray, has drawn a distinction of late between…

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Mr. Franks, a favorite scholar of the Republican persuasion, Mr. Charles Murray, has drawn a distinction of late between how he would treat divorced mothers and never-married mothers. He would, he said, deny benefits to the children of never-married mothers altogether while allowing some welfare benefits for divorced mothers. I ask, ``Do you endorse this notion of the----''
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discussing welfare benefits for divorced and never-married mothers.

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