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Cory Booker: “Are we a nation where work pays and we banish that obscenity…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Are we a nation that believes that the gateway to democracy begins with public education and equal opportunity? Or are we closing it off by defunding our schools? Are we a nation where work pays and we banish that obscenity of there ever being in America a working poor? Are we a nation that believes people should be able to retire with dignity? Are we a nation that believes our brothers and our sisters that are here and part … (12:38–12:46)

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Questions if America is a nation where work pays and eliminates working poor.

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