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On the recordOctober 23, 2023
I believe that child poverty is a moral emergency. It is inexcusable that children in the wealthiest nation in the world are growing up in poverty.
Said by
Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis emphasizes the urgent moral issue of child poverty in the U.S.

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