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Melvin Watt: “I just want the gentleman to know I am well aware of the self-sufficiency program at Earl Village. I know it personally.…”

On the recordMay 6, 1997
I just want the gentleman to know I am well aware of the self-sufficiency program at Earl Village. I know it personally. Let me assure the gentleman that there is not a mandatory requirement for work without being paid. Let me assure the gentleman from New York of that. He is simply wrong.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Addressing misconceptions about the self-sufficiency program at Earl Village.

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