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Glenn Grothman: “In 1965, before these programs kicked in, only about 5% of…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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… you're making say more than $40,000 a year or, or married to somebody with a normal income. We have to revisit this problem. These programs have changed America Such that In 1965, before these programs kicked in, only about 5% of children born in America were born to a family without a mother and father at home. That number is now over 40%. Other programs have become more popular. Something I think we ought to remember. It's not the cost that bothers me as much, it's what it's doing to America. (05:02–05:19)

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Asserts that the percentage of children born to single-parent households increased from 5% to over 40% since 1965.

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