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Edward M. Kennedy: “This shouldn't be, Anderson, this should not be a partisan issue. The rights of people with disabilities. I mean, come…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2012
This shouldn't be, Anderson, this should not be a partisan issue. The rights of people with disabilities. I mean, come on. And yet, it has been politicized, unfortunately.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

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Kennedy emphasizes that disability rights should not be a partisan issue.

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