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Bernie Sanders: “We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 22:32

Yes, she is. And another area where I think she is, too. Look, as a nation, we have to ask ourselves how it is that We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth. And one of the really exciting things we did in the American Rescue Plan, as you'll recall, is we provided a $300, what they call refundable tax credit. (22:32–22:37)

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Asserts that the U.S. has one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among major countries.

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