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On the recordMarch 11, 2021
Our country will not survive if we do not operate with a shared set of facts, if corruption is not exposed and rooted out at all levels of government, and if power is not held to account.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline warns about the dangers of misinformation and lack of accountability.

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