Newt Gingrich: “Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2011

Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working, and have nobody around them who works. So they literally have no habit of showing up on Monday. They have no habit of staying all day. They have no habit of, 'I do this and you give me cash,' unless it's illegal.

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Newt Gingrich

Republican · Georgia

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Editor's note · Context

Newt Gingrich discusses the work habits of poor children and his controversial views on child labor.

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Newt Gingrich: “Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working, and have nobody around them who works. So…”

Editor's note · Context