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Summer Lee: “There are Americans who don't have food. There are American…”

Featuring: Summer Lee, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 12

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Congresspeople Jamie Raskin and Summer Lee at Netroots Nation

Published | Video Starts at 06:02

You know, we spend, you know, we're spending billions of dollars on foreign conflicts. And There are Americans who don't have food. There are American schools that are crumbling, American infrastructure is crumbling. So, you know, I think that my priority is really clear that we need to invest in where people need to invest in our communities and jobs. (06:02–06:10)

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Asserts that there are Americans without food and that schools and infrastructure are crumbling.

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