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W. Todd Akin: That's why I said I have a hard time understanding how you do this with a straight face. We've just heard of all these…

On the recordJuly 21, 2010
That's why I said I have a hard time understanding how you do this with a straight face. We've just heard of all these fantastic Democrat programs that are working fantastically, that are going along, and everything is fine. Yet we're saying, But we've got this little problem of no jobs. So the government spent even more money, and instead of understanding the nature of Americans--that ``can do'' spirit that makes America such a special place--and instead of trying to set a system up where people can have jobs and bites at the American dream, we say, ``No, we're just going to pay you not to work.'' You know, that's kind of degrading to people.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Jul 21, 2010

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The speaker criticizes government programs and their impact on job creation.

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