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Janice Schakowsky: I was pretty shocked by your attitude that well, we all have trauma in our life and most of us get over it.

On the recordJuly 18, 2018
I was pretty shocked by your attitude that well, we all have trauma in our life and most of us get over it.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky criticizes a lack of sensitivity towards trauma experienced by children.

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