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Glenn Grothman: “There's like a $25,000 penalty for being married.”

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

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Congressional Discussion on Welfare Programs and Employment for People with Disabilities

Published | Video Starts at 01:26

… food stamps, earned income tax credit or whatnot, and you get married and you're no longer eligible for those benefits, do you think it causes less marriages in our society? There's like a $25,000 penalty for being married. Let me take that up. Absolutely. And this particularly goes to. And it's very similar with Section 14, which by the way is in the FLSA. (01:26–01:30)

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Asserts that there is a financial penalty associated with marriage due to loss of benefits.

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