Ayanna Pressley: “This crisis did not happen by accident. No, this is…”

“As Deborah told me, even work you love shouldn't require you to give up every day of your life just to survive. Mr. Speaker, Deborah's story is no anomaly. It is the reality for millions of families across this country. And This crisis did not happen by accident. No, this is manufactured, man made. It was manufactured by an occupant of the Oval Office and a Republican Party that is hell bent on making families poorer, sicker, hungrier and less safe.” (02:14–02:22)

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