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On the recordNovember 13, 2019
A welfare reform bill that implemented work requirements on striving Americans and denied them access to critical anti-poverty programs that would have otherwise lifted them out of poverty.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discusses the negative impact of welfare reforms on low-income individuals.

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