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Glenn Grothman: “Our government penalizes people for getting married…”

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

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Congressman Glenn Grothman Discusses Immigration, IRS Issues, and Religious Freedom on Brandon House Live

Published | Video Starts at 21:19

And I think it's important for the clergy to call that out. Right. When you have school districts that are preaching LGB stuff in elementary school, elementary school, … Our government penalizes people for getting married [through] welfare programs initiated under Lyndon Johnson. … the government to stop analyzing? I think that these are the type of issues that the clergy shouldn't point out. I think they've been very quiet on some of these issues, including LGB issues. (21:19–21:24)

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Asserts that welfare programs penalize marriage, leading to fewer children with both parents at home.

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