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Ayanna Pressley: “What we are seeing is really intergenerational trauma, poverty, and poor health outcomes.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
What we are seeing is really intergenerational trauma, poverty, and poor health outcomes.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the impact of intergenerational trauma and poverty on health outcomes.

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