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Glenn Grothman: One of the things that has been mentioned here, the increase in earned income tax credit for single people has a…

On the recordMarch 10, 2021
One of the things that has been mentioned here, the increase in earned income tax credit for single people has a marriage penalty in it. I bring it up because I know the strength that Black Lives Matter had in this last election. I know it`s a group that doesn`t like the old-fashioned family.
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Glenn Grothman
Republican · Wisconsin
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Glenn Grothman made a controversial statement linking the Black Lives Matter movement to a supposed disdain for traditional family structures while discussing the COVID relief bill.

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