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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “We brought 30,000 kids out of poverty.”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Pete Buttigieg & Abdul El-Sayed Speak at Michigan Democratic Campaign Rally

Published | Video Starts at 22:39

And I got to serve in the Senate with Garland Gilchrist. I watch Garland fight every single day. You know, we passed the largest tax cut for working families. We brought 30,000 kids out of poverty. We were the first state, the first state in 70 years to repeal right to work. We in Michigan, you could be fired for just loving who you love and being who you were before Garland stepped up. (22:39–22:42)

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