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JB Pritzker: “The focus of government shouldn't be on the wealthiest…”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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American Conversations: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Published | Video Starts at 04:45

… and focus on people who really need government just to give them a little bit of a hand up. Sometimes, of course, the most vulnerable need more than that. But The focus of government shouldn't be on the wealthiest people, but it should be instead on the people who really make this country great, the middle class, the working class, and again, the people who are most vulnerable in our society, who are left out and left behind. So when I think about the models for how I behave and what it is that we're doing here, I know you put it in the context of states rights. (04:45–05:03)

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Asserts government focus should be on the middle class, working class, and vulnerable people, not the wealthiest.

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