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Abdul El-Sayed: “Can you afford your gas? Can you afford your groceries? Do you believe, when you look your kids in the eye, that they're…”

On the recordAugust 10, 2026
Can you afford your gas? Can you afford your groceries? Do you believe, when you look your kids in the eye, that they're going to have a better future than you did?
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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Questioning the impact of Trump's policies

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