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On the recordJune 14, 2007
It's a plan that would remove some of the financial penalties the government currently imposes on married couples, cut out the red tape to ensure that every dime of child support goes directly to children instead of bureaucrats, and provide fathers who are paying their child support an even larger EITC benefit.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama outlining a plan to support responsible fatherhood and improve the child support system.

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