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Kristi Noem: “I believe that a lot of the people in South Dakota face and utilize programs, but yet it is not necessarily lifting them…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2015
I believe that a lot of the people in South Dakota face and utilize programs, but yet it is not necessarily lifting them out of the programs and getting the results that we truly do need.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Noem discusses the ineffectiveness of programs in alleviating poverty in South Dakota.

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