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Al Green: “We have a duty, a responsibility, and an obligation to the people who made it possible for us to have these positions to…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2019
We have a duty, a responsibility, and an obligation to the people who made it possible for us to have these positions to take up this cause of justice.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Al Green stresses the responsibility of Congress members to advocate for justice.

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