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Xavier Becerra: “I have stood up to dangerous authoritarianism before and I’m ready to do it again.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2026
I have stood up to dangerous authoritarianism before and I’m ready to do it again.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Becerra vows to take on Trump and expand healthcare.

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