“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordOctober 2, 2022
I was inspired by Colin Powell, who suggested a program of national service.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Thompson references Powell's idea for a national service program to foster unity.

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