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Frank Lautenberg: children hungry and homeless, begging for money, begging for food, and even at eight and nine years old engaging in…

On the recordApril 16, 2012
children hungry and homeless, begging for money, begging for food, and even at eight and nine years old engaging in prostitution.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Lautenberg warns against the potential negative impacts of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act.

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