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Donavan McKinney: “We're spending billions. I'm talking about billions a day…”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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CAN DETROIT ELECT A PROGRESSIVE? | Donavan McKinney

Published | Video Starts at 1:21:05

Yeah. And like why are we terrorizing folks? Like people like, oh, there's terrorists in America. No man, we're the ones that are being the bullies. Yeah. And We're spending billions. I'm talking about billions a day. And I just. In Iran alone. I'm not even talking about another country. You're telling me we don't have enough money to make sure that our seniors get the health care they need? Our children are fed. (1:21:05–1:21:10)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends billions daily, including in Iran.

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