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Jared Huffman: I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. I am mindful of the fact that many are saying that the American people this…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2024
I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. I am mindful of the fact that many are saying that the American people this year are facing a choice of going forward or backward. Nothing speaks more to that than the fact that Trump's Project 2025 would dust off the old morality codes of the 1870s and impose them against the popular will on all Americans. It just tells us everything. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from southern California (Mr. Takano), my colleague who has been a great champion for civil rights and many other core values.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California
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Sep 19, 2024

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