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Rick Santorum: “I said that would not be my preference. My preference would be to have no exemptions at the Federal level. We allow the…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
I said that would not be my preference. My preference would be to have no exemptions at the Federal level. We allow the States the ultimate flexibility to determine who is going to work and who is not, given the standard of half, which is a fairly generous standard where usually only around a third has a disability problem that would make them ineligible for work. We do allow, I think, a fair amount of flexibility. I just want to understand the difference, and the difference is that you would require half of two-thirds to work. We would require half of the entire caseload.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Discussing federal and state flexibility in determining work eligibility for individuals with disabilities.

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