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On the recordJune 25, 2019
We are endowed with certain unalienable rights given to us by our Creator, as the Declaration of Independence says, namely, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Referencing the Declaration of Independence to discuss fundamental rights.

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