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On the recordAugust 20, 2018
if we cannot come up with a way to safeguard the integrity of our democracy in the next 80 days, shame on us.
Said by
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen emphasizes urgency in protecting democracy from foreign interference.

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