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On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Are there strategies in place to deal with that reality, so that we don't create a situation where we are penalizing unnecessarily folks who, without these benefits, have no other options to feed their families?
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan Grisham questions the effectiveness of work requirements without job availability.

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