“Preferential treatment for the rich and well-connected has no place in the college admissions process.”
“No more excuses: As soon as Democrats hold a trifecta, protecting voting rights must be at the top of the agenda.”
“Every Tuesday, Vice Mayor Talamantes and I are responsible for overseeing and ensuring transparent, accessible, and open Council meetings.”
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On the recordJuly 10, 2018
Last year's Russian campaign to hack our political institutions and interfere with the Presidential election was a blatant attack on our democracy.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Thompson describes Russian interference as a direct attack on democracy and criticizes inaction from Congress.

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