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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
I see employment and training as an exit ramp, an exit ramp out of poverty.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Thompson emphasizes the importance of employment training in alleviating poverty.

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