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Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) sought to distance himself Tuesday from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's controversial comments that 47 percent of Americans back President Barack Obama because they are dependent on government and "believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing."

"That’s not the way I view the world," Brown said in an email to The Hill. "As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in. Too many people today who want to work are being forced into public assistance for lack of jobs."

Brown has endorsed Romney's presidential run, but he is locked in a tight race with Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren and has repeatedly tried to cast himself as an independent. He joins Linda McMahon, the GOP Senate nominee in Connecticut, and Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) in speaking out against Romney's statements, made during a closed-door fundraiser.

Brown's rejection of Romney's comments comes in spite of the fact that Eric Fehrnstrom serves as a top adviser to both Brown and Romney.