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On the recordSeptember 4, 2019
It is fitting that this hearing is being held in a city that has been central to the struggle for achieving civil rights for all Americans.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the importance of Memphis in the civil rights movement.

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