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Rick Santorum: “On this issue, it seems like there is some agreement that 50 percent is a fair figure and allows for some State…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
On this issue, it seems like there is some agreement that 50 percent is a fair figure and allows for some State flexibility in considering the fact that roughly a third of the parents who are on the current AFDC caseload are disabled in one way or another. They have a disability or their children are disabled or there is some problem where they would not be a good candidate for work and, therefore, would not be required under the bill to have a work requirement. We allow the States the flexibility to determine that.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing state flexibility in work requirements for parents on AFDC during a debate.

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