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Pete Sessions: Dr. Wade Horn, from the Department of Health and Human Services, who testified before my committee, says that any…

On the recordJuly 13, 2004
Dr. Wade Horn, from the Department of Health and Human Services, who testified before my committee, says that any welfare reform we pass must help strengthen marriage because without marriage, poverty is increased.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the importance of marriage in welfare reform during a Senate committee hearing.

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