"I told Hansen every time I vote for reconstruction money in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think about the situation that the children in Detroit are living in … These are American children, and these children are forced into this existence because of their parents’ sins. And that’s not right."
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-Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) explains why she’s cosponsoring Democrat Hansen Clarke’s bill to use Detroit’s federal tax dollars to rebuild the city. Nice sentiment, but maybe tone down the “parents’ sins” talk next time.
(h/t Yahkind)
