On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Take the word of John Dingell, a liberal titan, the longest-serving Member of Congress, who supported every single civil rights measure that passed before Congress for 40 years.
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Raskin cites Dingell's support for civil rights to argue against D.C. statehood.
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