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Dick Durbin: “When it came to the poorest families in America that child care was a matter of appropriation.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
When it came to the poorest families in America that child care was a matter of appropriation.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the disparity in child care funding for poor versus wealthy families.

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