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John Cornyn: “There has to be a work requirement for able bodied adults…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:37

And that has to change. That has to change. So particularly in our means tested programs, There has to be a work requirement for able bodied adults [in means tested programs]. Plus if you talk to employers around the country and as I have in Texas, they say one of the biggest problems we have is a shortage of people willing and able to work. (14:37–14:45)

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Asserts the need for a work requirement in means-tested programs for able-bodied adults.

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