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George W. Bush: “Those who claim to represent the voices of the poor aren't doing so.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2001
Those who claim to represent the voices of the poor aren't doing so.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Jacques Chirac of France in Genoa, Italy

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