Political Quotes

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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