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Rashida Tlaib: A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half…

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib questions the viability of divided states on abortion rights.

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