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. So we have a program that discourages marriage and hard work and at The welfare system costs taxpayers more than a trillion dollars annually while failing to lift people out of poverty. Today's hearing, and this is kind of the second one we're taking up this topic, will provide an opportunity to to hear from three witnesses who are experts in federal rental assistance programs. (02:01–02:08)
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