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On the recordJune 18, 2019
I received the opportunities through many years of struggle by so many people and so many organizations who forced our government to--the war on poverty--to establish policies that would provide those opportunities.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Barbara Lee acknowledges the historical struggle for policies that support opportunities for marginalized communities.

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