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Derrick Van Orden: G.T. Thompson says that he really wants these programs to be a hand up, not a handout.

On the recordJune 6, 2023
G.T. Thompson says that he really wants these programs to be a hand up, not a handout.
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Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Van Orden references Thompson's vision for welfare programs to empower rather than enable dependency.

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