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Pramila Jayapal: “The reality is that there is a whole group of people, people who need childcare, people who need paid leave, people who…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
The reality is that there is a whole group of people, people who need childcare, people who need paid leave, people who need housing, people who want to see action on climate change. This is all part of the Build Back Better agenda, which is the President's agenda, and so we've got the President's back here.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal emphasizes the importance of the Build Back Better agenda and the needs of the people it addresses.

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