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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Tom Corbett on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican Governor:
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Mark Critz on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Lt.Gov. Challenger:
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John Fetterman on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov.:
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Ken Krawchuk on Welfare & Poverty
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| Libertarian candidate for governor:
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Michael Nutter on Welfare & Poverty
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| Mayor of Philadelphia:
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Allyson Schwartz on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-13):
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
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Scott Wagner on Welfare & Poverty
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Tom Wolf on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Governor:
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Senate:
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Lou Barletta on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Challenger for PA Senator:
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
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Bob Casey on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Sr Senator (PA):
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- Allow churches to register as childcare providers. (Nov 2004)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Jim Christiana on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican candidate for Pennsylvania U. S. Senator:
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Katie McGinty on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Senate candidate:
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Rick Saccone on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican Senate challenger (withdrew):
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Lou Barletta on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 11):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
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Brendan Boyle on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic House Member (District 13):
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- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Robert Brady on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-1):
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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Matt Cartwright on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 17):
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- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Ryan Costello on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican House Member (District 6):
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- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Madeleine Dean on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 4):
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Charles Dent on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican:
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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Mike Doyle on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-14):
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Apr 2013)
- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
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Dwight Evans on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 2):
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- Federal funding for urban poverty has not kept up. (Nov 2016)
- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Chaka Fattah on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-2):
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Apr 2013)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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Brian Fitzpatrick on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 8):
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- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Chrissy Houlahan on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 6):
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John Joyce on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 13):
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Fred Keller on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 12):
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Mike Kelly on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 3):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Conor Lamb on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 17):
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Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Challenger (District 13):
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- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Tom Marino on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 10):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Patrick Meehan on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 7):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
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Dan Meuser on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 9):
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Tim Murphy on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-18):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
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Scott Perry on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 4):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Joseph Pitts on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-16):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Guy Reschenthaler on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 14):
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Keith Rothfus on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 12):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Mary Gay Scanlon on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 5):
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Allyson Schwartz on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-13):
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
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Bill Shuster on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-9):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Welfare system is rigged to replace work, not encourage work. (Jun 2016)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Lloyd Smucker on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 11):
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- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Glenn Thompson on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 5):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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Susan Wild on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 7):
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Lou Barletta on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor:
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
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Ed Rendell on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic PA Governor:
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- Cut waste & fraud in welfare & food stamps. (Feb 2010)
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Joe Sestak on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- War on Poverty made real improvements; let's do more. (Jun 2019)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Jim Gerlach on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-6):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
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Pat Toomey on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (PA-15):
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- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Tom Ridge on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Republican Governor (1995-2001); DHS Cabinet Sec'y:
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- Able-bodied welfare recipients must work 100 hours a month. (Jan 2000)
- Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
- Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
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Mark Schweiker on Welfare & Poverty
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| Former Republican Governor (2001-2002):
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Mike Fitzpatrick on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (retiring 2016) (District 8):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
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Bill Clinger on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 5):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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John Featherman on Welfare & Poverty
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2000 Libertarian Challenger for Senate (PA):
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- Opposes taxpayer funded faith-based initiatives. (Jan 2006)
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Jon Fox on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 13):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Jim Greenwood on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (Until 2004) (District 8):
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- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Joseph Hoeffel on Welfare & Poverty
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2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative:
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- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Joseph Hoeffel on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (Until 2004) (District 13):
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- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Tom Martin on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Democratic Senate Candidate (2006):
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- Religious charities should handle welfare. (Oct 2006)
- Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services. (Oct 2000)
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Joe McDade on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 10):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Chuck Pennacchio on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Democratic challenger (2006):
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- Fight like hell for your most vulnerable constituents. (Oct 2005)
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Joe Sestak on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (until 2010) (District 7):
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- War on Poverty made real improvements; let's do more. (Jun 2019)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Bud Shuster on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Rep.(resigned 3/3/2001) (District 9):
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- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Betsy Summers on Welfare & Poverty
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2004 former Libertarian Challenger:
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- Abolish all federal welfare programs. (Oct 2004)
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Robert Walker on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 16):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Jason Altmire on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat:
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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Robert Borski on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 3):
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- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Chris Carney on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat:
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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William Coyne on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 14):
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- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Kathy Dahlkemper on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (until 2010) (District 3):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Phil English on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-3):
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- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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George Gekas on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 17):
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- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Bill Goodling on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 19):
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- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Melissa Hart on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 4):
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- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
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Tim Holden on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-17):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Paul Kanjorski on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-11):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Ron Klink on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 4):
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- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Fully fund Head Start; Job Corps; and WIC food program. (Apr 1993)
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Tom Martin on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 5):
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- Religious charities should handle welfare. (Oct 2006)
- Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services. (Oct 2000)
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Frank Mascara on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 20):
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- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Paul McHale on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (retired 1998 (District 25):
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Patrick Joseph Murphy on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (until 2010) (District 8):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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John Murtha on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (PA-12):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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John Peterson on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-5):
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- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Todd Platts on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (PA-19):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
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Sam Rohrer on Welfare & Poverty
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| Former Republican Challenger (2012):
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Carl Romanelli on Welfare & Poverty
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| Green Challenger:
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Alan Sandals on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Senate Challenger:
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Rick Santorum on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Jr Senator (PA); 2012 presidential frontrunner:
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- Going to work while on welfare loses money. (Nov 2015)
- I led the fight to end welfare as we know it. (Sep 2015)
- I ended a federal entitlement; never done before or since. (Aug 2015)
- Parents generation never wanted nor spoke about state help. (Apr 2014)
- Extreme individualists don't look out for our fellow man. (Apr 2014)
- Tough love to end welfare as entitlement. (Apr 2014)
- FactCheck: Obama waived workfare? No, he leaves it to states. (Aug 2012)
- Promote marriage & abstinence as a way to avoid poverty. (Jan 2012)
- Block grant Medicaid, housing, & food stamps to states. (Jan 2012)
- Poverty is not a disability; believe in ability to work. (Jan 2012)
- I authored the only bill to remove an entitlement. (Jan 2012)
- No compromise on core principles; compromise on all else. (Aug 2011)
- Send Food Stamps & means-tested entitlements to the states. (Jul 2011)
- FactCheck: No, church attendance in Europe is above 10%. (Jul 2011)
- Drafted & managed 1994 Contract with America Welfare Reform. (Jun 2011)
- Support time-limits for able-bodied welfare recipients. (Apr 2006)
- Great Society barely budged poverty but fractured families. (Apr 2006)
- One Percent Solution: increase charitable giving to 2.5%. (Apr 2006)
- AmeriCorps "volunteers" do build social capital. (Apr 2006)
- Discriminatory to NOT give money to faith-based groups. (Apr 2006)
- Promotes Individual Development Accounts set up by churches. (Apr 2006)
- Black entrepreneurship vanished with liberal welfare policy. (Apr 2006)
- You don't help people by making them dependent on you. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
- Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Marc Scaringi on Welfare & Poverty
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Don Sherwood on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 10):
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- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Arlen Specter on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Sr Senator (PA):
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- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
- Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
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Steve Welch on Welfare & Poverty
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Curt Weldon on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 7):
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- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Critz on Welfare & Poverty
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John Fetterman on Welfare & Poverty
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Tom Smith on Welfare & Poverty
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Arlen Specter-2001 on Welfare & Poverty
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Everett Stern on Welfare & Poverty
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Pat Toomey on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (PA-15):
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- Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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