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Robert Reich: “I think the biggest surprise from what happened to child poverty is that, in such a short time, so many children were…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2022
I think the biggest surprise from what happened to child poverty is that, in such a short time, so many children were lifted out of poverty. And in the richest country in the world, it`s remarkable that we can do something that is that positive for so many children, and the children are the future of this country.
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Robert Reich
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msnbc.com

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Robert Reich discusses the positive impact of federal policy on child poverty.

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