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On the recordJuly 29, 2014
I believe that subsidized job programs are one of the key tools in our arsenal to get families into the workforce and out of poverty.
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Jack Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis emphasizes the importance of subsidized job programs for reducing poverty.

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