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Summer Lee: Countering violent extremism should not ever be the pretext to profiling a United States person on the base of race…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Countering violent extremism should not ever be the pretext to profiling a United States person on the base of race, religion, or culture.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

She advocates against profiling in counter-terrorism efforts.

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