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Nydia Velázquez: Why, knowing that this country is dealing with a pandemic, and one of the areas known to be impacted by COVID-19 is the…

On the recordMay 31, 2020
Why, knowing that this country is dealing with a pandemic, and one of the areas known to be impacted by COVID-19 is the respiratory system--knowing that, why did you use such chemical agents against peaceful protesters?
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Questioning the use of chemical agents on protesters during the pandemic.

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