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Summer Lee: How can you justify the inclusion of work requirements, which are not supported by any evidence that they increase…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2020
How can you justify the inclusion of work requirements, which are not supported by any evidence that they increase employment?
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the justification for work requirements in welfare programs.

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