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Abdul El-Sayed: “It shouldn’t be this hard to get by in the richest, most powerful country in the world.”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
It shouldn’t be this hard to get by in the richest, most powerful country in the world.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the cost-of-living crisis during his campaign.

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