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Ruben Gallego: “These were men that were working their whole lives and…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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… because they felt betrayed because we were supposed to be the people that, that are always looking out for them, looking out for people in poverty and they felt poor. These were men that were working their whole lives and always thought they could always work their way out of a problem. And now they weren't feeling that anymore. And we weren't actually coming up and giving them solutions or even kind of an empathetic ear. (28:32–28:38)

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Asserts that Latino men in Arizona believed in working their way out of problems.

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