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Jackie Speier: “And having been a victim of violence in Guyana 43 years ago, having had to wear body armor because there were threats…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2021
And having been a victim of violence in Guyana 43 years ago, having had to wear body armor because there were threats against me when I was in the state legislature, having had someone actually convicted more recently of having made threats to me, convicted in a court case, I am not unfamiliar with this.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Jackie Speier discusses her personal experience with violence and threats in relation to the current political climate.

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