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Ayanna Pressley: “40 percent of American households don't have $400 to meet an emergency need.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
40 percent of American households don't have $400 to meet an emergency need.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

She highlights the financial struggles faced by many American households.

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