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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I have to ask, you know, what about book banning is about protecting freedom, and what about defunding schools is about protecting kids?
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Questions the motives behind book banning and school funding cuts.

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