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Rick Santorum: “I do not think that would be correct. If the person is no longer eligible for AFDC, what you are suggesting is they…”

On the recordJuly 19, 1996
I do not think that would be correct. If the person is no longer eligible for AFDC, what you are suggesting is they should keep working in a low-wage job just for the purposes of keeping Medicaid and not try to get a promotion where you can get benefits and other kinds of things. I am not sure that would be a logical economic move for somebody.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of welfare eligibility on employment decisions.

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