Poverty is not a white issue, or a black issue, or a Latino issue. It is not a rural issue, or an urban issue, or a suburban issue. It is not a Democratic issue, or an Independent issue, or a Republican issue. It is an American issue, and it affects all segments of the American society.
Jeffries emphasizes that poverty transcends racial and political boundaries.
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