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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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