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Jason Smith: If we don't get welfare right, then we run the risk of trapping people in a generational cycle of poverty.

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
If we don't get welfare right, then we run the risk of trapping people in a generational cycle of poverty.
Said by
Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Emphasizes the importance of effective welfare systems to avoid poverty cycles.

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