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Lloyd Doggett: “We are caught up in the millions and the billions, quite appropriately. But this is about looking into the face of one…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
We are caught up in the millions and the billions, quite appropriately. But this is about looking into the face of one child who is left homeless on the streets because there is no protection, or is one of the four children in this country who wakes up not knowing whether there will be food at the end of the day for their family.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett highlights the human impact of welfare policies on children in need.

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