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Feb 2021
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The Republican(!) plan to give parents m...

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Sen. Mitt Romney wants to throw money at parents, Andrew Yang-style. President Biden is into it, too. Vox’s Dylan Matthews explains.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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