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Ayanna Pressley: “Being poor in America is expensive. Millions of families and workers are living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to make…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2022
Being poor in America is expensive. Millions of families and workers are living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to make ends meet due to unlivable wages, a lack of affordable health care, the absence of paid leave, and many other policies which are pushing families farther to the margins.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the financial struggles faced by low-income families in America.

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