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Cory Booker Wants to Talk About Child Poverty

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, participates in the 2020 Gun Safety Forum, in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2019. Booker rolled out a broad set of policy proposals on Oct. 3 that seek to significantly reduce child poverty, including by offering a $300 monthly cash allowance to most families with young children. (Eric Thayer/New York Times)