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On the recordNovember 2, 2023
I will admit it's a little bit difficult, driving the family minivan to drop our kids off at daycare, passing the dome of the Capitol knowing that the Speaker of the House sitting under that dome who doesn't even think our family ought to exist.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

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Buttigieg discusses the challenges of being a family man in the context of political opposition.

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