Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 15, 2021
They're things that end up being a cancer in our democracy. They're things that don't allow us to agree on then basic sets of facts and data and science that we need, for example, to beat this pandemic.
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Josh Shapiro
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Shapiro discusses how lies from political leaders are harmful to democracy and hinder consensus on important issues like public health.

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