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On the recordAugust 9, 2012
Well, given that this is an administration which has maximized the increase in dependency, maximized the number of people on food stamps, maximized the effort to get people to rely on the government, there's also no evidence that once the waiver system is in place that you could rely on this administration to defend work.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich argues that the Obama administration has increased dependency and cannot be trusted to uphold work requirements.

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