In America today, 18 percent of our children live in poverty. That is, by far, the highest rate of poverty for children of any major country on Earth.
Bernie Sanders: “In America today, 18 percent of our children live in poverty. That is, by far, the highest rate of poverty for children…”
On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
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Sanders highlights the high child poverty rate in the U.S. compared to other countries.
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