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On the recordMay 4, 1994
But unfortunately we have tremendous societal needs that could truly be addressed under the Republican alternative if we created those Government-sponsored jobs that allowed women to, in fact, while their children were receiving day care, come into the communities and run day-care sessions of their own, help to engage in a graffiti program so we could clean up and feel good about our inner-city communities. Oh, Ms. Woolsey, I would need more than 4 minutes to respond to that question to tell you all the needs we could find that that working mother, if she wanted to work, could truly add to society and herself and the well-being of her family.
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Susan Molinari
New York

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Discussing societal needs and government-sponsored jobs during a debate.

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