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Gregory Meeks: “I would hope that New Yorkers will speak up and do whatever they believe is their constitutional right in a non-violent…”

On the recordJune 10, 2025
I would hope that New Yorkers will speak up and do whatever they believe is their constitutional right in a non-violent way.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
Source
cnn.com

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Meeks encourages New Yorkers to assert their rights peacefully.

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