“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordMarch 21, 2021
This represents an extraordinary violation of a democratic principle America claims to represent.
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib criticizes the denial of representation for D.C. residents.

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