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Maria Cantwell: “I am always struck by how people in politics just preach morning, noon, and night about family values.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2017
I am always struck by how people in politics just preach morning, noon, and night about family values.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell highlights the disconnect between political rhetoric and the reality of family commuting.

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