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Rosa DeLauro: “My mom worked in the old sweatshops in the city of New Haven…”

Featuring: Rosa DeLauro, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 49 with Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

Stuff. Okay, listen. No, happy to do that. Born and raised in the city of New Haven, working class family. My mom worked in the old sweatshops in the city of New Haven as a garment worker. wherein our love of labor and all the advantages of unions, etc. And my dad came as an immigrant from Italy in 1913. (03:22–03:28)

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