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Dusty Johnson: “When work requirements have been reimposed, they have not…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

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Congressional Hearing Debate on Work Requirements and Welfare Reform

Published | Video Starts at 02:27

And we want to lift up those families that need that work and that education and that training. There has been plenty talked about today with regard to research and data. So let's be clear about that. When work requirements have been reimposed, they have not put the multitudes into poverty. multitudes into poverty. In fact, when you look at Arkansas, after work requirements were reimposed, caseloads fell by 70%. Not into poverty, but instead the incomes of those people who, who moved off the program tripled. (02:27–02:38)

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Asserts that reimposing work requirements has not led to widespread poverty.

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