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Summer Lee: I believe it opens the door to pushing now for voting rights, for pushing now for ensuring that we, in fact, have real…

On the recordJune 19, 2022
I believe it opens the door to pushing now for voting rights, for pushing now for ensuring that we, in fact, have real gun safety laws, for pushing now that we protect democracy and for pushing now for H.R.40, the commission to study slavery and develop reparation proposals, the big payback.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

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