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Jamie Raskin: “It just seems to see where our priorities are, they certainly aren't for the everyday working families, hard-working…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
It just seems to see where our priorities are, they certainly aren't for the everyday working families, hard-working families, and poor families, and disabled families.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin points out the neglect of working and poor families in policy priorities.

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