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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
But it is. We do have a welfare state here, and it looks like our President is seeking to guarantee a middle class standard of living for anyone who might be inside the United States of America.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King argues that the U.S. welfare state conflicts with open borders.

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