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Cory Booker: “I have families who say I can't afford gas for my car and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:35

But when I go all over New Jersey and see hundreds and hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans losing their health care and millions more, seeing their health care costs go up, as I have families who say I can't afford gas for my car and childcare for my children. I know that so much is riding on Democrats taking control of the Senate that this election, if we do not get the votes necessary to take care of the House and the Senate, we will continue to have an out of control president. (07:35–07:41)

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Asserts that families in New Jersey are struggling to afford gas and childcare.

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