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Summer Lee: We are here because laws of the federal government acted as hammers to make people do the right thing.

On the recordMay 2, 2019
We are here because laws of the federal government acted as hammers to make people do the right thing.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Reflecting on the impact of federal laws on civil rights.

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