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Jamie Raskin: “But this morning, we returned not to focus on advancing this robust agenda of progress, but instead to take up an…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
But this morning, we returned not to focus on advancing this robust agenda of progress, but instead to take up an authentically trivial pursuit, all based on the obsessive victimology of right-wing politics in America.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin criticizes the hearing's focus on a past Twitter decision instead of current issues.

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