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Gabby Giffords: “I feel the terrible responsibility of being the lone voice in Congress to try to raise awareness of the gulf between my…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
I feel the terrible responsibility of being the lone voice in Congress to try to raise awareness of the gulf between my constituents and the rest of our Nation.
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Gabby Giffords
Arizona

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Giffords expresses her unique responsibility as a representative for the Northern Mariana Islands.

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