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On the recordJuly 26, 2022
My Republican colleagues claim to be the party of individual freedom and the protectors of individual freedom when it comes to gun rights, yet not when it comes to abortion, same-sex marriage, contraception, or other individual rights.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California

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Criticizing Republicans for inconsistency in defending individual freedoms.

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