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Virginia Foxx: You give a woman a fish and you feed her for a day, teach her to fish and you feed her for a lifetime.

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
You give a woman a fish and you feed her for a day, teach her to fish and you feed her for a lifetime.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Foxx emphasizes the importance of teaching skills over providing temporary aid.

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