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On the recordMarch 2, 2020
I share your prioritizing because we have real hope in moving away from an authoritarian past, and we certainly don't want to lose it.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Lee emphasizes the importance of moving away from authoritarianism.

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