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Jackie Speier: These are people that, frankly, probably don't belong in Congress, because they are there to inflame an outrage.

On the recordMarch 4, 2021
These are people that, frankly, probably don't belong in Congress, because they are there to inflame an outrage.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier discusses the presence of certain Republicans in Congress who incite violence.

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