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On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
the economy renders invisible and further marginalizes those workers consistently, who are the last ones hired and the first ones fired
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the economic marginalization of vulnerable workers during the pandemic.

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