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Steve Cohen: I have learned from a lot of the briefings that the freshmen have had that the disparity of wealth in this country is…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2007
I have learned from a lot of the briefings that the freshmen have had that the disparity of wealth in this country is the greatest it has been since the 1920s, and that is because of a lot of the actions of the previous Congress and this administration. And now they are going to make the disparity in health as great as the disparity in wealth, and we have already seen what they did with stealth.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Discussing wealth and health disparities in the U.S. during a speech.

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