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Abdul El-Sayed: “What would we build, what would we do if we treated all of our kids like they were all of our kids?”

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
What would we build, what would we do if we treated all of our kids like they were all of our kids?
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Part of victory speech reflecting on community values.

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