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David Cicilline: “They want the American people to be scared. They want us to feel threatened.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
They want the American people to be scared. They want us to feel threatened.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Republican rhetoric on immigration as fear-inducing.

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