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Maxine Waters: “It is difficult for me to believe you care about them with these kind of cuts.”

On the recordOctober 11, 2017
It is difficult for me to believe you care about them with these kind of cuts.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters expresses skepticism about Carson's commitment to disabled individuals amid budget cuts.

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