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Rashida Tlaib: Well, you know, what I hear from my colleagues I just don't think they want people that look like me counted.

On the recordSeptember 9, 2020
Well, you know, what I hear from my colleagues I just don't think they want people that look like me counted.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses concern that her colleagues do not want marginalized communities counted.

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