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Yvette Clarke: “I firmly believe that this hearing will foster misconceptions about hate and prejudice towards American Muslim…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
I firmly believe that this hearing will foster misconceptions about hate and prejudice towards American Muslim community.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke expresses concern about the hearings creating prejudice against the Muslim community.

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