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Rosa DeLauro: “The last thing we did in this country of that heft was Social Security, where we lifted 90 percent of seniors out of…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2021
The last thing we did in this country of that heft was Social Security, where we lifted 90 percent of seniors out of poverty.
Said by
Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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DeLauro discusses the impact of the child tax credit on poverty levels among children, comparing it to the historical impact of Social Security.

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