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Mary Gay Scanlon: There is a disproportionate representation of people of color among poor people in this country.

On the recordJune 18, 2019
There is a disproportionate representation of people of color among poor people in this country.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon highlights the socioeconomic disparities affecting people of color.

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