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Cory Booker: I would not be sitting here today if it was not for the Federal Government protecting my rights.

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I would not be sitting here today if it was not for the Federal Government protecting my rights.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the government's role in protecting individual rights.

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