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Tammy Duckworth: “Public officials must step up and say this is not acceptable, because when you have Members of Congress who say that…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2021
Public officials must step up and say this is not acceptable, because when you have Members of Congress who say that this is acceptable, then you are just allowing the hate speech to continue.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Duckworth calls for public officials to denounce hate speech to prevent violence against the AAPI community.

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