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Steve Cohen: “I can't believe that I have to say it out loud in this day and age, but intelligent, accomplished women who are allowed…”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
I can't believe that I have to say it out loud in this day and age, but intelligent, accomplished women who are allowed to have their own thoughts and opinions independent of their husbands, that's the way it ought to be and that's the way it is all over the country.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen defends women's independence in opinions against attacks questioning their motives.

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