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Glenn Grothman: “The federal welfare system, including food stamps, low…”

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

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Glenn Grothman Critiques Federal Welfare System at Healthcare and Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

Okay. At our last hearing we talked about some of the disincentives that happened because of our welfare program. And the fact is The federal welfare system, including food stamps, low income housing, Medicaid, Pell grants, discourages marriage and hard work. And I know there's a kind of a Marxisty 60s sort of thing that kind of makes fun of the old fashioned leave it to Beaver family. (03:28–03:35)

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