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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
Of the top 20 in the world, we are fifth from the worst. Our child poverty rate... 21.2 percent of children in the United States of America live in poverty.
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Bob Casey
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the alarming child poverty rate in the U.S. compared to other countries.

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