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John James: “Greater than 50% of the adult population of Detroit…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Rep. John James | The Sage Steele Show

Published | Video Starts at 35:08

It's been that way for too long. And when you have policies that take the. The man out of the house. When you have policies that result in. In Detroit, Greater than 50% of the adult population of Detroit statistically is functionally illiterate. 5% of the children in the city. City of Detroit. I'm sorry, 5% of third graders in the city of Detroit can't read at grade level. (35:08–35:14)

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Asserts that over 50% of adults in Detroit are functionally illiterate.

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