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José E. Serrano: “The best respect you can pay victims is to say that as a country they may have killed some of us, they have maimed many…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
The best respect you can pay victims is to say that as a country they may have killed some of us, they have maimed many of us, but they have not defeated us as a country.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Serrano emphasizes resilience and justice for 9/11 victims.

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