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Ami Bera: “Coercion in any form is wrong and should be unacceptable, whether it is done at the population level or whether it is…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
Coercion in any form is wrong and should be unacceptable, whether it is done at the population level or whether it is done at the individual level.
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Ami Bera
Democratic · California

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Bera emphasizes the importance of individual choice and freedom from coercion.

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