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Peter Blute: “Stood up for his people, for their civil rights. That is a tremendous history. And I think from my own area, the Kennedy…”

On the recordMay 1, 1996
Stood up for his people, for their civil rights. That is a tremendous history. And I think from my own area, the Kennedy family and their great history and contributions to America. You have got Patrick Kennedy and Joe Kennedy. I mean, this is an incredible place. We should have on both sides of the aisle high quality individuals, men and women from all kinds of different backgrounds. I just think that we should reflect that high quality in our debates.
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Peter Blute
Republican · Massachusetts

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Discussing the importance of diversity and quality in political representation.

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