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Frank Pallone: Now, instead of allowing this population an opportunity to remain self-sufficient, we are sentencing them to unnecessary…

On the recordOctober 25, 2011
Now, instead of allowing this population an opportunity to remain self-sufficient, we are sentencing them to unnecessary poverty to receive the care that they need.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone argues that not implementing CLASS forces people into poverty for necessary care.

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