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Tim Scott: “I have worked for the last 6 or 7 years on something called the opportunity agenda, trying to find a way to empower…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2018
I have worked for the last 6 or 7 years on something called the opportunity agenda, trying to find a way to empower those folks living in distressed communities.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott discusses his efforts to empower distressed communities.

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