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E. Clay Shaw, Jr.: Well, let us mark that down because we are going to work together to see that there is male responsibility. It is time…

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Well, let us mark that down because we are going to work together to see that there is male responsibility. It is time that the men of this country learned that they have a responsibility for raising these kids, and we, as a Federal Government, are going to do everything we can to assist the States in forcing the child support payments that are due the mothers, and, by the way, in the Republican bill we require the mothers to identify the fathers so we can go after them.
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E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
Florida

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Discussing male responsibility in child support during a debate on family policy.

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