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On the recordJanuary 31, 1962
It is essential that state and local welfare agencies be staffed with enough qualified personnel to insure constructive and adequate attention to the problems of needy individuals
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Public Welfare Programs

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