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On the recordJune 2, 2015
So all these mythical people who are abusing the program, who are gaming the system and committing fraud, which is an actual crime with actual penalties, they are still not even meeting the basic poverty level, is that correct?
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley emphasizes that those accused of fraud still struggle below the poverty level.

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