Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 13, 2022
As I said on the floor of the House during debate on the Equality Act, to grow up poor, Black, and gay is to not see yourself anywhere.
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Mondaire Jones
Democratic · New York

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Jones reflects on the invisibility faced by marginalized identities in political discourse.

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