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Ro Khanna: “We cannot have American citizens or scholars in America be detained or disappeared because of what they say.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2026
We cannot have American citizens or scholars in America be detained or disappeared because of what they say.
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the issue of American citizens detained in China.

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