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Pete Buttigieg: “We knew...there was a gap when it comes to access and then…”

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

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Mike Muse Interviews Pete Buttigieg on America's Future, Leadership & Public Service

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

Well, we knew, especially from what I was hearing on the campaign trail in black communities talking about developing generational wealth, about these wealth and income disparities, that there We knew...there was a gap when it comes to access and then also a gap when it comes to opportunity. And a lot of that has to do with being able to scale to grow. We talked to a lot of businesses that were, some of which benefited from some kind of program meant to help businesses have a chance and get ahead. (07:11–12:26)

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Asserts that there are gaps in access and opportunity contributing to wealth and income disparities.

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