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On the recordDecember 18, 2020
I don't want to hear about a deficit, because the only deficit is a deficit of empathy, and their abdication of responsibility to lead and to provide the American people for real relief for the hurt that they are experiencing.
Said by
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Pressley criticizes the lack of empathy and leadership in addressing the needs of the American people during the pandemic.

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