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Lloyd Doggett: “I don't believe, though there have been some spotty successes, that that law has begun to fulfill its promise.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
I don't believe, though there have been some spotty successes, that that law has begun to fulfill its promise.
Said by
Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of the 1996 welfare law.

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