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Jamie Raskin: “It is amazing to me that the political rights of 700,000 people might be conditioned on the business interests of one…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
It is amazing to me that the political rights of 700,000 people might be conditioned on the business interests of one man.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the influence of Trump's business interests on D.C. statehood rights.

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