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On the recordJune 27, 2018
Having grown up in one of those distressed communities myself, I understand and appreciate the potential that is locked, trapped in the soil in those communities.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Reflecting on personal experience and the potential of distressed communities.

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