On the recordMay 28, 2022
As Frederick Douglass said, 'Power concedes nothing without a demand.' If there's no struggle, there is no progress. We have got to begin to hold our congressional leaders more accountable for change.
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Senator Booker highlights the necessity of accountability in Congress for meaningful change in gun legislation.
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