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Rashida Tlaib: “Even as a Member of Congress, always approaching people, many--I mean, I want to say I think close to 60 percent of…”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
Even as a Member of Congress, always approaching people, many--I mean, I want to say I think close to 60 percent of Americans have never met a person of Muslim faith before.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib highlights the lack of exposure many Americans have to Muslim individuals.

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