On the recordJune 8, 2011
I think, having said that, that as a nation we should be extremely embarrassed and ashamed, that in our country today we have, by far, the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on earth.
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Sanders emphasizes the shame of high childhood poverty rates in the U.S.
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