Santorum: We Must Help ‘Very Poor’ Too

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Rick Santorum at CPAC says all Americans must be given the opportunity to rise, including the “very poor, the people who have been suffering and left behind.”

Mitt Romney recently told CNN that he isn’t concerned about the “very poor” becuase there’s a safety net to help them. It was an off-hand remark that was partially taken out of context, but it became a talking point to paint Romney as out of touch with most Americans.

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