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Mike Johnson: “Why would we have a Disability Trust Fund that says, 'Do you know what? If you go back to work, you are going to lose…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Why would we have a Disability Trust Fund that says, 'Do you know what? If you go back to work, you are going to lose your benefit.' Why? We can do better than that.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson questions the logic of penalizing work for disability beneficiaries.

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