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Dick Durbin: “When books are being written about how democracy dies, when fear of authoritarian rule and the expansion of the…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
When books are being written about how democracy dies, when fear of authoritarian rule and the expansion of the executive branch is rampant in this country
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights concerns about democracy and authoritarianism in the current political climate.

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