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Pramila Jayapal: “The Build Back Better act is 85 percent of the president`s agenda and we`re not going to leave people behind. It is the…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2021
The Build Back Better act is 85 percent of the president`s agenda and we`re not going to leave people behind. It is the part that is the equity piece, frankly, of the agenda.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

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Jayapal asserts the importance of the Build Back Better act as a key component of Biden's agenda focused on equity.

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