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Emanuel Cleaver: “I think when we start talking about the wife makes the decision, it harkens back to a day that I think--that I thought…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2022
I think when we start talking about the wife makes the decision, it harkens back to a day that I think--that I thought we had left behind.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Cleaver critiques outdated gender roles in decision-making.

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