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On the recordNovember 29, 2025
blind, and sometimes even mean-spirited, political decisions that those who perpetuate it could easily deny it.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Cleaver describes the redistricting efforts as unfair and politically motivated.

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