We are here because laws of the federal government acted as hammers to make people do the right thing.
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
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Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of federal civil rights laws.
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