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Summer Lee: “As a Democrat, I will not sit here, as my predecessor said, Barbara Jordan, and see the diminution of the Constitution…”

On the recordApril 16, 2023
As a Democrat, I will not sit here, as my predecessor said, Barbara Jordan, and see the diminution of the Constitution, the destruction of what we believe in and our values.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of upholding constitutional values.

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