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Barbara Lee: “Well, Congresswoman Sewell, let me just say thank you. I want to make sure everyone knows you represent Selma, Alabama.…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2024
Well, Congresswoman Sewell, let me just say thank you. I want to make sure everyone knows you represent Selma, Alabama. She represents the heart and soul of the civil rights movement. Terri Sewell has put Selma and its aspirations and its dreams and its needs on the map of this House of Representatives, and I just wanted to tell you.
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California
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Dec 17, 2024

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