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On the recordJune 26, 2024
The ideological forebears of Mr. Rokita and Mr. Berry and Ms. Stepman, like Robert Bork, were arguing against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin connects current opposition to civil rights to historical figures.

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