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Kirsten Gillibrand: “People want to work, and I thought that quote was really important. And I think people with disabilities desperately…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
People want to work, and I thought that quote was really important. And I think people with disabilities desperately want to work.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand emphasizes the desire of people with disabilities to work.

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