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On the recordJune 19, 2019
But I will tell you this. I think that the most compassionate thing that Members of Congress can do is to say we need to take people from government dependence, welfare, and move them to technical training, move them to work, move them to self-sufficiency.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich advocates for reducing government dependence by promoting work and training for welfare recipients.

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