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Pete Buttigieg: “Even people who worked full time at a job and were good at…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Community Conversation between Mayor Randall Woodfin and Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Published | Video Starts at 1:14:54

… loving country that upholds people's rights and their dignity and that recognizes their willingness to stick up for one another's name. I'll say, you know, there was a time when Even people who worked full time at a job and were good at that job could not afford to put a roof over their heads. So we took action and made sure they got paid enough and made sure that they could get health care. This sounds barbaric, but back in the 2020s there were people going bankrupt because they couldn't afford health care. (1:14:54–1:15:03)

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