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Rich Neal: One of the reasons that data suggests that the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 here worked was in some measure because we…

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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