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On the recordJanuary 29, 2024
Instead, what we are doing here today is advancing a crackpot legal argument that is itself based on a racist conspiracy theory.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Escobar criticizes the legal arguments presented in the hearing as rooted in racism.

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