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On the recordOctober 19, 2025
History will judge us by where we choose to stand right now, today. Future generations will ask: ‘What did we do when fellow human beings faced persecution? When our rights were being abridged? When our Constitution was under attack?’
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J.B. Pritzker
Democratic · Illinois

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Pritzker's speech addressing the treatment of immigrants and civil rights.

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