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Eric Cantor: “First, I'd like to thank you, though, for being here and for fighting on the front lines of what we know is truly a…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2011
First, I'd like to thank you, though, for being here and for fighting on the front lines of what we know is truly a battle for our democracy.
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Eric Cantor
Virginia

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Cantor acknowledges and thanks supporters of the tea party movement for their activism, framing it as a fight for democracy.

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