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Glenn Grothman: “There's really an electoral incentive to make sure people…”

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

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Rep. Grothman in the Oversight Committee Hearing on Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

We're going to give them a temporary way back into working life. But They've set up an industry that's perpetual where people just stay where they're at. Right. So There's really an electoral incentive to make sure people don't get out of poverty. I'll give you another question. I used to be in the state legislature myself in Wisconsin and I know that when we put together your budget, you have fed funds unlike money that Wisconsin was getting in through our own income or sales tax. (03:15–03:21)

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Asserts that there is an electoral incentive to maintain poverty levels for political gain.

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