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Keith Ellison: Given that we have about 37 million people who are in poverty in America today, and looking at some expenses, you know…

On the recordJuly 26, 2007
Given that we have about 37 million people who are in poverty in America today, and looking at some expenses, you know, we see that bread prices have risen 25 percent, health insurance costs have risen 97 percent, and the price of regular gasoline has jumped 149 percent. Are the folks who are in poverty in America today, who are some of these folks? Are these hardworking folks, or are those folks who don't work so hard? Who are the people who we categorize as poor today, this 37 million?
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota

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Discussing poverty and rising costs in America.

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