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Jeb Hensarling: “Regrettably, we still live in an economy where 1 in 6 people are on food stamps.”

On the recordApril 28, 2014
Regrettably, we still live in an economy where 1 in 6 people are on food stamps.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling highlights economic struggles and the need for the JOBS Act.

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