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Ron Johnson: “I thought the goal of the 'War on Poverty' was to get people out of poverty on their own--working and basically earning…”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
I thought the goal of the 'War on Poverty' was to get people out of poverty on their own--working and basically earning their own success.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson emphasizes self-sufficiency as the goal of the War on Poverty.

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