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On the recordDecember 24, 2020
Yes, it will make me a different congressperson. For me, being someone who has lived out of my car. You know, let me tell you, that pain of the struggle that I've been through. I can still feel that pain right now. So, that pain is walking with me into the doors of -- into the doors of congress. And -- and that's what's going to feed me. That's what's going to fuel everything I do.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri
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msnbc.com

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Cori Bush discusses how her personal struggles will influence her approach as a congressperson.

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