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Shri Thanedar: “I had $20 in my pocket, you know, and actually 16, because I…”

Featuring: Shri Thanedar, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, 13th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 14:51

So very first time. Then I got on the plane. I've never traveled by airplane before. Okay, that's a long flight. It's a long flight. I had $20 in my pocket, you know, and actually 16, because I had a couple beers on the plane. There you go. Yeah. And so I landed in New York. They told me it's gonna be cold. You know, those are days you can't go to Google then to find out this is 1979. (14:51–14:59)

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Asserts that he arrived in the U.S. with $16 after spending some money on the plane.

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