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Glenn Grothman: “The marriage penalties associated with college scholarships.”

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

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Published December 6, 2024 | Video Starts at 12:01

One other anecdote of a program, Pell Grants, I mentioned just briefly. I've been talking about this even before I got here for 25 years of my life. And once I talked about The marriage penalties associated with college scholarships. And I talked to a young gal who must have been 23 or 24 what she thought about this. (12:01–12:06)

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“The housing that is built for so-called low income is frequently nicer or more lavish [than average American housing].”
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“We've been operating the policy for 50 years that says we don't want both mom and dad in the home with the children.”
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“We've gone from 5% of the children born with a mother and father at home to now over 40% [without both parents].”
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“Two of the three people who founded Black Lives Matter called for ending the so-called western prescribed nuclear family structure.”
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