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On the recordMay 20, 2019
If that barrier exists--if I may, Ms. Bird--how can the individual, through individual grit, get over that barrier?
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva questions how individuals can overcome systemic barriers.

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