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On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
I ask my colleagues in both parties to vote today, on what would have been Dr. King's 90th birthday, to condemn white nationalism and white supremacy. Madam Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this resolution.
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California

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