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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
I agree with her totally when she says that she is concerned about the welfare cliff: when we provide benefits to folks, and then as soon as they get up to a certain point, they are no longer eligible for welfare benefits.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Moore supports addressing the welfare cliff issue to improve benefit eligibility.

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