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G. K. Butterfield: “It will divide this country more than anything that we have seen in recent years and I don't want to see that happen.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2020
It will divide this country more than anything that we have seen in recent years and I don't want to see that happen.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield warns that divisive legal decisions could further polarize the nation.

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