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Nydia Velázquez: Well, that's just unbelievable. And this is why people who live in a bubble or ivory towers cannot understand why there…

On the recordApril 9, 2019
Well, that's just unbelievable. And this is why people who live in a bubble or ivory towers cannot understand why there is so much anger out there, especially among students and millennials who graduate with student debt in one hand and a diploma in the other.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez criticizes the disconnect between corporate leaders and struggling Americans.

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