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Gary Peters: “We are seeing this erosion of trust in our society that I think has very ominous implications for the democracy that we…”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
We are seeing this erosion of trust in our society that I think has very ominous implications for the democracy that we all love, and the Republic that we cherish here in the United States.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters warns about the implications of declining trust for democracy.

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