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Pete Buttigieg: “It is not too much to ask that in this country and in this…”

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

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Pete Rallies, Live from Des Moines, IA

Published | Video Starts at 19:56

You can picture it, and the picture they are painting is something that is not too much to ask for. It is not too much to ask that in this country and in this state, one job ought to be enough, which means the wages and benefits to make that possible. It's not too much to ask that you ought to be able to afford to raise a family in this country, to put your kid in childcare if you want, … (19:56–20:07)

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Asserts that wages and benefits should be sufficient for one job to support a person.

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