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On the recordSeptember 28, 2021
It is unacceptable for communities of color to bear the brunt of white supremacist violence at the hands of domestic terrorists.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley condemns the targeting of communities of color by federal law enforcement in response to domestic terrorism.

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