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Rashida Tlaib: “I see that as antidemocracy, you know, trying to push forward and not wanting everyone to be able to participate.”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
I see that as antidemocracy, you know, trying to push forward and not wanting everyone to be able to participate.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses concern about antigovernment groups undermining democracy.

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