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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
As Members of Congress we are entrusted with a generational duty, a duty to ensure that we leave our grandchildren with a Constitution as strong or even stronger than our predecessors gave us.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Dean emphasizes the responsibility of Congress to uphold the Constitution for future generations.

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