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Cori Bush: “I cannot sit by and allow 8,700 people in my community to hit the streets. I can’t allow 11 million people all across…”

On the recordAugust 27, 2021
I cannot sit by and allow 8,700 people in my community to hit the streets. I can’t allow 11 million people all across this country to hit the streets. I will not. It is violence on people.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri
Source
msnbc.com

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Cori Bush highlights her commitment to preventing mass evictions and the violence it represents against vulnerable individuals and families.

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