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Charles Rangel: Discrimination and poverty is a very costly commodity, and the quicker that we can overcome that in the United States…

On the recordJune 11, 2013
Discrimination and poverty is a very costly commodity, and the quicker that we can overcome that in the United States and in other countries, the better it is, I think, for the entire world.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel emphasizes the importance of overcoming discrimination and poverty for global improvement.

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