Political Quotes

On the recordApril 25, 2023
The United States is only 1 of 13 countries in the entire planet where maternal mortality rates... are worse today than it was 25 years ago.
Said by
Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the decline in maternal health over the past 25 years in the U.S.

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