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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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