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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Charges of radicalism, accusations of motives of partisanship, but never a peep or outrage about partisan gerrymandering which has benefited your party for decades.
Said by
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Pressley criticizes the lack of outrage over gerrymandering benefiting the opposing party.

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