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Al Green: “The root of the problem doesn't start with the birth of a poor person today.”

On the recordJune 10, 2019
The root of the problem doesn't start with the birth of a poor person today.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Al Green emphasizes systemic discrimination as the root cause of poverty.

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