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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Phil Anderson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Libertarian candidate for governor o:
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Tony Evers on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin:
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- No work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid. (Jan 2020)
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Bob Harlow on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic candidate for Governor:
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Kelda Helen Roys on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic candidate for governor:
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Kathleen Vinehout on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Governor:
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- As a society, we must help and support those that need it. (Feb 2018)
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Scott Walker on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Wisconsin Governor:
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- Work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid. (Dec 2018)
- Help transition from government dependence to independence. (Jan 2014)
- Public workers should contribute 18.4% to health & pension. (Nov 2013)
- Able-bodied must work or train to get food stamps. (Nov 2013)
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Senate:
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Phil Anderson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Libertarian for Senate:
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Tammy Baldwin on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-2):
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- Expand EITC to more families & to job grants. (Jun 2014)
- 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 NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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Russell Feingold on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Jr Senator (WI):
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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 NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Sponsored bill favoring school breakfast for low-income kids. (Mar 2009)
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Robert Lorge on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican challenger:
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- Cut welfare bureaucracy in half; it undermines families. (Aug 2006)
- A job gets you money & ends dependency. (Aug 2006)
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Kathleen Vinehout on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Candidate for governor of Wisconsin:
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- As a society, we must help and support those that need it. (Feb 2018)
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Leah Vukmir on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican candidate for Wisconsin U.S. Senator:
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Sean Duffy 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)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Mike Gallagher 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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Glenn Grothman on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican House Member (District 6):
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- Concerned about massive trend towards government dependency. (May 2014)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Ron Kind on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-3):
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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)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Gwen Moore on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-4):
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- Raise the minimum wage and protect overtime pay. (Nov 2004)
- 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)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Sponsored bill favoring school breakfast for low-income kids. (Mar 2009)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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Tom Petri on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (WI-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 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)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Pocan on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 2):
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- Training, transport, and childcare for welfare recipients. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Apr 2013)
- Rated Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
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Reid Ribble on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 8):
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- Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
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Paul Ryan on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican nominee for Vice President; U.S. Rep. (WI-1):
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- Conservative vision: dynamic economy & real safety net. (Aug 2014)
- Switch from poverty management to get people out of poverty. (Jul 2014)
- Customize benefits for each person, run by the states. (Jul 2014)
- End dependency culture; end disincentives to work. (Jul 2014)
- Let charities & community groups compete to fight poverty. (Jul 2014)
- Opportunity plan: flexible funds with benchmarks & timeline. (Jul 2014)
- Civil society means we give of ourselves without government. (Sep 2012)
- Cold social programs have displaced civility and charity. (Aug 2012)
- Subsidize and deregulate our wealth of faith based charities. (Aug 2012)
- Remove anti-poverty programs that dishonor human dignity. (Apr 2012)
- End federal food stamps with block grant to the states. (Apr 2012)
- Direct federal grants to persistently impoverished districts. (Apr 2012)
- Food stamp program is rife with waste, fraud & abuse. (Apr 2012)
- Time-limit & work requirement for need-based aid. (Apr 2012)
- Left federal barriers to community & institution empowerment. (Apr 2012)
- 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)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Welfare system is rigged to replace work, not encourage work. (Jun 2016)
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James Sensenbrenner on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Representative (WI-5):
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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)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Bryan Steil on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican (District 1):
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Jim Doyle on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic WI Governor:
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Scott McCallum on Welfare & Poverty
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Former Republican Governor (2001-2002):
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- Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
- Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
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Ed Thompson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Libertarian Challenger 2000:
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Russ Darrow on Welfare & Poverty
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| 2004 former Republican Challenger:
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Steve Gunderson on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 3):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Jerry Kleczka on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (Until 2004) (District 4):
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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 YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
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Scott Klug 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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Tim Michels on Welfare & Poverty
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| Former Republican Challenger (2006):
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Mark Neumann on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 1):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Toby Roth on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 8):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Tammy Baldwin on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-2):
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- Expand EITC to more families & to job grants. (Jun 2014)
- 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 NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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Tom Barrett on Welfare & Poverty
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Democrat (District 5):
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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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Mark Green on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 8):
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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)
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Steve Kagen 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)
- Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Steve Kagen 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)
- Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Ron Kind on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-3):
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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)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Mark Neumann on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Challenger (Lost primary):
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- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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David Obey on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Representative (WI-7):
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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)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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David Redick on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Faith-based organizations are a conflict on both sides. (Mar 2006)
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Tommy Thompson on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican Challenger; previously HHS Secretary:
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- Converted welfare into work-required benefit. (Sep 2012)
- Replace welfare program with self-sufficiency program. (Jan 2001)
- Replace Welfare with the Tools to Succeed. (Dec 2000)
- Early leader in welfare reform. (Dec 2000)
- 1950s common sense taught by families, schools, & churches. (Sep 1996)
- Scrap federal welfare & let states experiment freely. (Sep 1996)
- Learnfare: teen mothers welfare cut unless attending school. (Sep 1996)
- 1992: Washington couldn't end welfare as we knew it; WI did. (Sep 1996)
- No government handouts; demand something in return. (Aug 1995)
- Supports block grants to foster state experimentation. (Aug 1995)
- Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance. (May 2000)
- Supports workfare. (Oct 2012)
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Rae Vogeler on Welfare & Poverty
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Green Challenger:
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- Church-based social services risks tax-funded discrimination. (Oct 2006)
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Scott Fitzgerald on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 5):
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- Work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid. (Dec 2018)
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Ron Johnson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican Sr Senator:
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Herbert Kohl on Welfare & Poverty
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Democratic Sr Senator (WI):
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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)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
- Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
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Tom Nelson on Welfare & Poverty
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| Democratic Challenger:
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John Schiess on Welfare & Poverty
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| Republican Challenger (Lost primary):
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Tom Tiffany on Welfare & Poverty
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Republican (District 7):
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- Work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid. (Dec 2018)
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