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On the recordMay 21, 2024
To be true to our founding principles we need to support those people trying to defend human rights, those rights endowed to us by our Creator.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Emphasizes the importance of supporting human rights as foundational principles.

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