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Yvette Clarke: The impact of lack of access to clean water is significant from disrupting people's daily lives to forcing untenable…

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
The impact of lack of access to clean water is significant from disrupting people's daily lives to forcing untenable choices between paying for water or rent, to causing a wide range of health problems.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke highlights the severe consequences of inadequate access to clean water.

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