Opinion: Katie Porter's example reveals a pivotal truth about representation
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But it is one thing to try to empathize or to channel past experiences into policy, and another to actually experience scrimping and saving while in office. What Rep. Katie Porter's recent comments on inflation offer is an ability to say: 'This is happening to me, right now, and it is having an effect on our constituents too.' That's a powerful voice to have in the room when the Democratic caucus meets, writes Nicole Hemmer.
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