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Rand Paul: We should ask if private charity is also capable of feeding the hungry and do government programs crowd out private…

On the recordJune 20, 2011
We should ask if private charity is also capable of feeding the hungry and do government programs crowd out private charity?
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul raises concerns about the role of government versus private charity in addressing hunger.

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