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Rashida Tlaib: “I mean, wow. Like, I am just--you know, I've only been here a year, but I'm just so taken aback that my colleagues don't…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
I mean, wow. Like, I am just--you know, I've only been here a year, but I'm just so taken aback that my colleagues don't even see it.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses disbelief at her colleagues' lack of concern over health issues.

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