But today I want to talk to you about an incredibly important bill that almost came to the floor. At the beginning of this week, House Republican leadership was gearing up to pass a bill cutting a program called the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. Yep, that action is as bad as it sounds. Taking resources away from needy kids. Republicans designed the bill to hoard money and push more kids into poverty. Why? (00:18–00:28)
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Asserts that House Republican leadership planned to pass a bill cutting TANF.
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