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And when we talk about the dignity of work, we have to make sure that those workplaces, those salaries are really giving people a chance.

I certainly think that you understand as Secretary that public health crises keep coming, and that is why you prepare.

I don't think we make tradeoffs between public health emergencies.

I am mystified why the White House totally took apart the pandemic chain of command.

I think part of the problem with these work requirements is that it sets up a false paradigm that people are not working out of choice because they are getting a handout from the Government.

So I was planning on asking you to follow up on the request of this committee that you provide an explanation of the formula.

President Obama never proposed eliminating LIHEAP, but he did propose dramatic cuts to it, to the tune of $3 billion.

To pick up on that theme, I often think of the Boston Globe report that came out a few years ago on the median net worth of families in Boston.

When we talk about the dignity of work, and I would ask you, Professor Edin, if you could repeat the statistics of how many people are working on TANF and others.