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On the recordJuly 11, 2023
Our country's media tends to highlight our divisions. But, anybody who travels around this world knows how much we have as--in common, as a people.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Senator Booker emphasizes commonalities among people despite media focus on divisions.

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