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Jimmy Gomez: “It is about control, right, because if it was about life, they would take a look at a lot of their own states.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
It is about control, right, because if it was about life, they would take a look at a lot of their own states.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California

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Gomez argues that Republican focus on life is actually about control, not genuine concern.

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