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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Policies trade off cutting food assistance to families to…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Brookings Summit on Social Mobility with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Published | Video Starts at 07:44

Now I know we will hear a lot of politicians finding a new sense of compassion and empathy over the weeks and months ahead. But when you look at their policies, they fall short of those words. We see Policies trade off cutting food assistance to families to protect billions of dollars in profits for insurance companies. that don't need those guaranteed profits. If you look at the policies, they will gut Head Start. (07:44–07:58)

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Asserts that current policies prioritize insurance company profits over food assistance for families.

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