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Cory Booker: Yes, Senator Schumer. To tell a family to just double up or triple up drives up their costs. It is often that the elder…

On the recordMarch 31, 2025
Yes, Senator Schumer. To tell a family to just double up or triple up drives up their costs. It is often that the elder who is living with them who might have dementia demands care. So the family member who is caring for them has to decide, Oh, my God. Am I going to give up my job, which I need to pay the rent? Am I going to stay home to take care of them or go to the job and let really difficult things happen? This is the thing that the leader is pointing out that, I think, is really important.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey
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Mar 31, 2025

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