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Emanuel Cleaver: “I do come with and I try to keep myself calm no matter what I hear. But we do have a problem.”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
I do come with and I try to keep myself calm no matter what I hear. But we do have a problem.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Cleaver expresses frustration over the negative perceptions of public housing residents.

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