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Mike Lee: “I think incentives for work are very important, and I think you are seeing a lot of energy among some prominent…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I think incentives for work are very important, and I think you are seeing a lot of energy among some prominent conservatives such as yourself, Senator Rubio, Congressman Ryan, around reforming our safety net programs to fix the disincentives that we currently have to make it clear to folks that taking work will benefit them.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee emphasizes the importance of work incentives and reforming safety net programs.

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