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Rick Scott: “We should let people make good choices. They'll make good…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Republican Sen. Rick Scott on the crisis at the border | Morning in America

Published | Video Starts at 07:05

If you want to live in public housing. I mean, food stamps, that's wrong. We shouldn't ask, have government be doing this, and the private sector shouldn't be doing this. We should let people make good choices. They'll make good choices for their families. That's been my experience. My mom and dad didn't have much money. We didn't have hardly any formal education. They still made the best decisions for my family growing up. (07:05–07:10)

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Asserts that individuals should be allowed to make their own choices regarding their families.

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