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Paul Tonko: I hope that that same bipartisan attitude of restraint and--not create a double standard in which--because perhaps the…

On the recordMay 31, 2020
I hope that that same bipartisan attitude of restraint and--not create a double standard in which--because perhaps the message in this one is not what you wanted to hear in Lafayette Square.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Calls for consistent restraint in handling protests, referencing past events.

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