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Jamie Raskin: “I think that, in our country, anti-Semitism and racism both are the gateway to destruction of liberal democracy and…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
I think that, in our country, anti-Semitism and racism both are the gateway to destruction of liberal democracy and equal rights for all of our people.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes the dangers of anti-Semitism and racism to democracy.

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