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On the recordMarch 8, 2009
How do you prove that someone even wants the food or housing that is being deducted from their paycheck? Maybe they don't even want it.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin raises concerns about the necessity of deductions for food or housing under 14(c).

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