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Rashida Tlaib: “This conversation cannot be more timely, as we bear witness to and experience this Administration's calculated and…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
This conversation cannot be more timely, as we bear witness to and experience this Administration's calculated and systemic attacks on our constitutional rights and freedoms.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the urgency of addressing attacks on constitutional rights under the current administration.

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