This bill does nothing to address that crisis. Madam President, we right now, embarrassingly, have We...have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth. A little bit embarrassing. We're the richest country on the face of the earth. We have more income and wealth inequality than any other country. (00:08–05:28)
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