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Tina Smith: Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or…

On the recordApril 9, 2018
Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Senator Smith discusses the need for civil rights protections.

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