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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
That claim is built on a specious storyline. It is based on the notion that people choose those safety nets--often mockingly referred to as hammocks--over finding work and getting a job.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Denouncement of the belief that people prefer welfare to work.

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