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On the recordApril 8, 2019
I regret that there are some on this panel who have tried to hijack this hearing and desecrate the lives lost.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline criticizes panel members for politicizing the hearing on hate crimes.

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