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John Yarmuth: But we can have it as a goal for this country to improve the family circumstance in such a way that we can help our…

On the recordJune 18, 2019
But we can have it as a goal for this country to improve the family circumstance in such a way that we can help our young people get that education, make those decisions that break, if you will, that cycle of poverty.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth discusses the importance of family structure in breaking the cycle of poverty.

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