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On the recordJune 26, 2012
One of the reasons that data suggests that the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 here worked was in some measure because we added a number of mitigating issues to the overall package, including job training, childcare, and not to miss the point people were able to keep their health insurance.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Neal discusses the positive impacts of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.

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