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Joe Morelle: We cannot allow the enemies of democracy to exacerbate preexisting fault lines in the country and open up old gulfs…

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
We cannot allow the enemies of democracy to exacerbate preexisting fault lines in the country and open up old gulfs within our country.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle emphasizes the importance of unity against threats to democracy.

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