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Cedric Richmond: “These hearings are not an assault against Islam. It is an assault against all Americans, especially Asian Americans.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
These hearings are not an assault against Islam. It is an assault against all Americans, especially Asian Americans.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond emphasizes that the hearings unfairly target all Americans, particularly Asian Americans.

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