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On the recordMay 16, 2017
I want to begin by expressing my disappointment that my colleagues across the aisle have chosen to give a platform to a man who has peddled deeply offensive and thoroughly discredited theories questioning the intelligence of women and racial minorities.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Hassan criticizes colleagues for supporting discredited theories on intelligence by Charles Murray.

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