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Ayanna Pressley: The death penalty is a racist, discriminatory, and deeply flawed punishment and must be abolished once and for all.

On the recordMay 27, 2026
The death penalty is a racist, discriminatory, and deeply flawed punishment and must be abolished once and for all.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Commenting on the need to end the death penalty

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