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Lloyd Doggett: “They risk turning back the successes of the safety net and making the work issues worse.”

On the recordJune 24, 2015
They risk turning back the successes of the safety net and making the work issues worse.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the disadvantages of block grants for social programs.

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