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Jahana Hayes: “I think it`s a more dangerous precedent to let members` violent rhetoric and their hateful words go unchecked.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2021
I think it`s a more dangerous precedent to let members` violent rhetoric and their hateful words go unchecked.
Said by
Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Jahana Hayes discusses the implications of allowing violent rhetoric to go unchecked in Congress.

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