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Ayanna Pressley: “No drama, just hard facts. And that is that, repeatedly, people have been asked to weaponize their lived experiences and…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2019
No drama, just hard facts. And that is that, repeatedly, people have been asked to weaponize their lived experiences and their pain...
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley addresses the trauma caused by the administration's policies on vulnerable populations.

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