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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
We will hear testimony from representatives from other repressed communities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and from the great Hong Kong defender of democracy, Nathan Law.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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Rubio highlights the voices of various oppressed communities in the hearing.

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