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On the recordApril 16, 2012
You do not have to graduate from the Wharton School of Economics to understand this chart.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Moore emphasizes the correlation between declining benefits and rising child poverty.

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