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Jesse Jackson: I just think that this language that we're off on tonight is taking attention away from the need to address what is…

On the recordJanuary 16, 2006
I just think that this language that we're off on tonight is taking attention away from the need to address what is really hurting. Fifty million Americans have no health insurance. That's the King agenda.
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Jesse Jackson

Editor's note · Context

Jackson emphasizes the need to focus on health insurance and social justice issues rather than divisive language.

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