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Chris Van Hollen: I am not suggesting to my colleague that any particular statement that he took out from these protests was a legitimate…

On the recordOctober 19, 2023
I am not suggesting to my colleague that any particular statement that he took out from these protests was a legitimate statement. No. No. But what you are doing here--what you are doing here--is smearing all of the students who engage in these protests--yes, you are--and that is wrong. I would just invite you, again, to join with me--if we are going to get in this practice--and I don't suggest it; this is one of the reasons I am here--of when there are terrible, hateful remarks made against any group, whether they be Blacks or other minority groups, the U.S. Senate maybe will weigh in, but--
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Oct 19, 2023

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