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Yvette Clarke: “I fail to see the objectives of this hearing other than to further stigmatize and ostracize a community from whom we…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
I fail to see the objectives of this hearing other than to further stigmatize and ostracize a community from whom we desire cooperation.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clarke argues the hearing alienates the Muslim-American community instead of fostering cooperation.

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