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Yvette Clarke: “Our job here is to continue to fight for justice and the rights of all that is the job that we got elected to do.”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
Our job here is to continue to fight for justice and the rights of all that is the job that we got elected to do.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizes the responsibility to advocate for justice and immigrant rights.

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