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Jimmy Carter: I want to commend Speaker Tip O'Neill, Congressmen James Corman and Charles Rangel, and the other Members of the House…

On the recordNovember 6, 1979
I want to commend Speaker Tip O'Neill, Congressmen James Corman and Charles Rangel, and the other Members of the House of Representatives for the passage this evening of my cash assistance reform proposal.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Welfare Cash Assistance Reform Legislation Statement on House of Representatives Approval of the Legislation.

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