On the recordDecember 8, 2020
I do think that it is critical that there be an African-American woman in the U.S. Senate.
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msnbc.comKaren Bass: “I do think that it is critical that there be an African-American woman in the U.S. Senate.”
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Karen Bass emphasizes the importance of having an African-American woman fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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