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On the recordMarch 27, 2022
Today democracy is under siege all over the world, and just as we are working to defend and fortify democracy abroad in Ukraine and other places, we are working to defend and fortify democracy here at home.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin highlights the global and domestic threats to democracy.

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