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Cory Booker: The pain and suffering of especially poor populations is something that you cannot put a price tag on.

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
The pain and suffering of especially poor populations is something that you cannot put a price tag on.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the unquantifiable suffering of poor communities due to pollution.

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