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Rick Santorum: “Now I ask maybe a broader question. How many people who go into the welfare program have to participate in this new…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
Now I ask maybe a broader question. How many people who go into the welfare program have to participate in this new program as designed by the leader's amendment? What is the participation--I know what it is in our bill. We eventually get up to 50 percent, but we do not have exemptions.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Questioning participation requirements in a welfare program during a debate.

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