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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “The failure to have representation often leads to policies, legislative policies, that don't assist those particular…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
The failure to have representation often leads to policies, legislative policies, that don't assist those particular communities.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez highlights the negative effects of lack of representation on community policies.

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