There are people in this country years ago who fashioned a social safety net. They were Democrats, and they were Republicans.
Rosa DeLauro: “There are people in this country years ago who fashioned a social safety net. They were Democrats, and they were…”
On the recordMarch 3, 2020
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Highlighting the bipartisan effort in creating the social safety net to prevent people from falling behind.
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