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Jodey Arrington: “Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for my ranking member, but he is rattling off numbers and saying that this many people…”

On the recordMay 21, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for my ranking member, but he is rattling off numbers and saying that this many people will come off of the welfare rolls in my colleagues' districts. Let's remind the American people: The people he is talking about are folks who are in this country illegally, or they are able to work, and they are not working. They are able to work, and they are not working. Mr. Speaker, for the record, Democrats are opposing the commonsense policy and what every American's expectation is at a base level that people who are able to work will work. It is good for their soul. It is good for this country. It is the right policy, and my Democratic colleagues are fighting us on it.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

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Addressing welfare policy and the expectation for able-bodied individuals to work.

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