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On the recordSeptember 1, 2022
I certainly do in fact that`s what I was thinking as I listened to the president`s beautiful and forceful speech. I was thinking of the people of Ukraine putting their lives on the line, ballet dancers wearing camo. You`ve got young men who have left their families behind gone into danger`s way on the front line, all to stand up for democracy.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar reflects on the parallels between the fight for democracy in Ukraine and the situation in the U.S.

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