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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Jeff Burningham on Welfare & Poverty
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Spencer Cox on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Make sure rural Utah is not forgotten. (May 2019)
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Gary Herbert on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican Governor:
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Greg Hughes on Welfare & Poverty
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| Utah Republican Governor:
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Jon Huntsman on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican UT Governor:
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Aimee Winder Newton on Welfare & Poverty
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| Utah Democratic Governor:
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Chris Peterson on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Governor Challenger:
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- Continue pandemic moratorium on rent to help families. (May 2020)
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Mike Weinholtz on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic candidate for Governor:
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Senate:
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Craig Bowden on Welfare & Poverty
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| Libertarian candidate for Utah U. S. Senate:
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Misty Snow on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic candidate for Senate:
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Jonathan Swinton on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Senate challenger:
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Jenny Wilson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator:
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House:
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Rob Bishop on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (UT-1):
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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)
- 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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John Curtis on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 3):
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- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Mia Love on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican House Member (District 4):
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- Reject notion that government dependency helps the poor. (Apr 2012)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Ben McAdams on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democrat (District 4):
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Chris Stewart on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 2):
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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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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Rocky Anderson on Welfare & Poverty
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Justice Party challenger for President:
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- There is so much more work to be done onpoverty. (Oct 2012)
- Opposes churches providing welfare service. (Feb 2012)
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Vaughn Cook on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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Jonathan Johnson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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Orrin Hatch on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Sr Senator (UT):
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- Supports welfare reform from dependency to self-sufficiency. (Mar 1997)
- Welfare should be a transitional program, not permanent. (Mar 1997)
- Replace hand outs with hand up via job training. (Mar 1997)
- Block grants let local programs work; fed programs do not. (Mar 1997)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- 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)
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Mitt Romney on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Challenger for UT Senator:
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- 47% believe they are victims, entitled to you-name-it. (Jun 2015)
- People in homeless shelters are used to being ignored. (Apr 2014)
- I'm not concerned about very poor; they have safety net. (Feb 2012)
- My faith would inform my presidency. (Nov 2010)
- Entitlements: focus on future beyond next election. (Mar 2010)
- Opportunity is in our DNA; dependency is death to initiative. (Feb 2008)
- Creating jobs helps poorest workers; not cash handouts. (Jan 2008)
- Vetoed $220K for state-run homelessness projects. (Jul 2005)
- Vetoed studying how MA can overcome federal workfare rules. (Jul 2005)
- Faith-based programs to provide social services. (Jun 2005)
- Would require welfare recipients to work. (Nov 1994)
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Jason Chaffetz on Welfare & Poverty
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2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3):
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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)
- Welfare system is rigged to replace work, not encourage work. (Jun 2016)
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Jim Matheson on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (UT-2):
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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)
- 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)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
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Mike Leavitt-Gov on Welfare & Poverty
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| Former Republican Governor (1993-2003); Sec. HHS and EPA:
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Olene Walker on Welfare & Poverty
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| Former Republican Governor (2003-2004):
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Merrill Cook on Welfare & Poverty
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2010 Republican challenger (lost primary):
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- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Merrill Cook on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Republican (until 2001) (District 2):
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- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Paul Van Dam on Welfare & Poverty
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| 2004 former Democratic challenger:
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Enid Waldholtz on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 2):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Pete Ashdown on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic challenger:
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- First Amendment allows church-based welfare services. (Jul 2006)
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Robert Bennett on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Jr Senator (UT):
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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 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)
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Jason Chaffetz on Welfare & Poverty
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2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3):
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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)
- Welfare system is rigged to replace work, not encourage work. (Jun 2016)
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Sam Granato on Welfare & Poverty
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| 2010 Democratic challenger:
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James Hansen on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 1):
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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)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Scott Howell on Welfare & Poverty
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2000 Democratic Challenger for Senate (UT):
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- Direct poverty aid through religious & community groups. (Nov 2000)
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Dan Liljenquist on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Primary Challenger (2012):
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- Administer welfare programs at a state level. (May 2012)
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Chris Cannon on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (UT-3):
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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)
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Mike Lee on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Jr Senator:
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- Poverty comes from cronyist privilege at the top. (Jan 2014)
- Social programs "crowd out" church & charitable giving. (Jul 2011)
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Blake Moore on Welfare & Poverty
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Burgess Owens on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 4):
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