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Trey Gowdy: “Some seek to turn the safety net into a hammock or trampoline.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
Some seek to turn the safety net into a hammock or trampoline.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Gowdy criticizes misuse of social safety net programs.

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