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John Cornyn: “The work requirements for able bodied adults has been…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn's Address on Work Requirements and Tax Policy

Published | Video Starts at 02:04

Medicaid is one example. Food stamps is another. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, all of these are means tested. But over time, The work requirements for able bodied adults has been eroded. Now, this used to be part of our bipartisan consensus. This goes back to the Clinton era, where there was an agreement between Democrats and Republicans that government assistance should be conditioned on work. (02:04–02:12)

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Asserts that work requirements for able-bodied adults have been weakened over time.

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