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Mike Johnson: “And why is the program more focused on applicants, rather than those already receiving benefits?”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
And why is the program more focused on applicants, rather than those already receiving benefits?
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the focus of the program on new applicants over current beneficiaries.

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