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On the recordOctober 2, 2022
I would hope that you would remember what Emily Dickinson called to our attention: 'A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.'
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green emphasizes the importance of speaking out against hate.

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