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On the recordAugust 22, 2021
What people were getting up and saying is that we have an opportunity at this moment to transform, for the American people, legislation that will provide them with the things that they`re asking, for child care, for long- term care for seniors, for a serious attack on the climate crisis, for workers that need help so badly.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

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Jan Schakowsky describes the inspiring nature of a recent congressional meeting focused on transformative legislation.

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