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Cori Bush: “Instead of funding a military, that police's and kills Palestinians. I have some communities in St. Louis city and in…”

On the recordJune 29, 2021
Instead of funding a military, that police's and kills Palestinians. I have some communities in St. Louis city and in St. Louis County, that that where that money can go where we desperately need investment where we are hurting.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Cori Bush discusses the need to redirect military funding to communities in need instead of supporting military actions against Palestinians.

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