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Gwen Moore: “The welfare safety net was destroyed not only at the federal…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

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Published May 19, 2019 | Video Starts at 01:19

But I see that there is a deliberate effort, a deliberate effort to destroy these families. And I'm determined to mend that The welfare safety net was destroyed not only at the federal level on a bipartisan basis, but it started right in Wisconsin. And so I feel really compelled to work on this issue. Now. You were elected to the US Congress in 2005. I was right. I guess I was. (01:19–01:35)

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Asserts that the dismantling of the welfare safety net began in Wisconsin and was bipartisan.

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“There is a deliberate effort to destroy [poor] families.”
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“Every state in the Union and even some European countries came to Wisconsin and modeled their legislation after what happened in Wisconsin.”
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“In 1996, [welfare reform legislation] passed in the Wisconsin state legislature under then Governor Tommy G. Thompson.”
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“In the last recession, we had 56 million people who were poor based on the poverty indicators.”
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“We were in control for one session.”
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“There are so many Democrats who supported the notion of ending welfare that bought into the notion and narrative that these are lazy people.”
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“In this last recession, there were millions of children, 10 million children, who lived in households where there was no income other than…”
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“Republicans have done a very good job of driving poor people into the underground, making people feel ashamed and guilty.”
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“Paul Ryan, speaker of the House, he's from my state, was chairman of the Budget Committee.”
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“There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with [more money].”
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“You need to build the political will among Americans to allow people to go hungry so that you can take a trillion dollars out of Medicaid.”
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“You can take billions of dollars out of food stamps, these entitlement programs.”
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“I'm very concerned about the Russians coming as well. I'm very concerned about climate change.”
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“The willingness of the American people to accept millions of people who live in poverty and just ascribe that to their laziness or character…”
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