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Chrissy Houlahan: “When we talk about defunding the military, the very thing that allows us to be the people we are, say the things we are…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
When we talk about defunding the military, the very thing that allows us to be the people we are, say the things we are saying, and to be the nation that we are, the democracy we are, other people are listening.
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Chrissy Houlahan
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
msnbc.com

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Representative Houlahan emphasizes the implications of discussing defunding the military.

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