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Mick Mulvaney: “We want to measure compassion, true compassion, by the number of people we help to get off of those programs.”

On the recordMay 23, 2017
We want to measure compassion, true compassion, by the number of people we help to get off of those programs.
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Mick Mulvaney
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for measuring compassion by helping people become self-sufficient rather than relying on programs.

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