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Adriano Espaillat: “Given the nature of the attack and the fact that it was perpetrated with a racist, White supremacist tone and the…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2021
Given the nature of the attack and the fact that it was perpetrated with a racist, White supremacist tone and the Confederate flag was paraded around the Capitol...
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat addresses the racial implications of the Capitol attack and its impact on staff.

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