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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
These fundamental disparities for hundreds of thousands of Americans are inconsistent with the core principles embodied in our Constitution.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley argues that D.C. residents lack rights inconsistent with constitutional principles.

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