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Cori Bush: “White supremacy is a disease that turns cruel and hateful ideas into cruel and hateful policies that affect people.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
White supremacy is a disease that turns cruel and hateful ideas into cruel and hateful policies that affect people.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush describes the impact of white supremacy on policy-making.

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