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Summer Lee: “I very much want to see laws against domestic terrorism, but I will tell you that I am concerned about, if we pass laws…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
I very much want to see laws against domestic terrorism, but I will tell you that I am concerned about, if we pass laws against domestic terrorism, that those laws will be turned against the very communities that have been terrorized.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern about domestic terrorism laws targeting marginalized communities.

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