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Rashida Tlaib: I just feel like we're not as obsessed with the children that are among us living in poverty.

On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
I just feel like we're not as obsessed with the children that are among us living in poverty.
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses concern over the lack of attention to impoverished children in schools.

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