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Adam Kinzinger: “Democracies aren’t defined by bad days or bad things that happened but how they defend it and how they come back from…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
Democracies aren’t defined by bad days or bad things that happened but how they defend it and how they come back from that.
Said by
Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger reflects on the resilience of democracies in the face of challenges, relating it to the work of the January 6 Committee.

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