On the recordMay 3, 2010
We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth, far higher than most of the European countries; and we end up with more people in jail than any other country.
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congress.govBernie Sanders: “We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth, far higher than most of the European…”
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Sanders highlights the high childhood poverty and incarceration rates in the U.S.
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