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On the recordNovember 2, 2015
It has not gotten people out of poverty at the rate it should have and into sustainable living wage jobs.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett critiques the Welfare-to-Work Program's effectiveness in reducing poverty.

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