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On the recordMay 23, 2016
I would love a report at the end of the year to show that if every one of these bills are adopted, that one person got out of poverty this year in America because they were adopted.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett criticizes the effectiveness of poverty-related legislation.

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