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On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
Recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs... resulted in a sobering 15 million people in poverty.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan discusses the rise in poverty following the expiration of pandemic relief programs.

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