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Patsy T. Mink: “Well, you can just look at the AFDC payments in many of these States. A State like Arizona, $293; Alabama, 124; Florida…”

On the recordMarch 24, 1994
Well, you can just look at the AFDC payments in many of these States. A State like Arizona, $293; Alabama, 124; Florida, 294 per month average family, one-parent family with three, two children.
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Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii

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Discussing AFDC payments in various states.

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