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Betty McCollum: “All politics is local, but I really appreciate you being here. This is how we express ourselves in a democracy, so the…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
All politics is local, but I really appreciate you being here. This is how we express ourselves in a democracy, so the arts are important to our democracy.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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Stresses the importance of arts in democracy and local support.

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