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Sheila Jackson Lee: It seems to me the protesters are also calling for law and order. They just want equal protection under the law. That's…

On the recordJune 9, 2020
It seems to me the protesters are also calling for law and order. They just want equal protection under the law. That's what true law and order is about.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee discusses the protesters' demands for law and order in the context of police reform.

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