Josh Hawley: “You want to address the problem of childhood poverty in…”

“I mean, I was flipping through some of the nastiest articles written about the book, which are hilarious, are by men, not by women. Your thoughts, Senator? You want to address the problem of childhood poverty in America, put a father back into the home. You want to address the problem of youth violence, which is spiraling out of control in this country, put a father into the lives of these young men.” (19:08–19:15)

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