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On the recordFebruary 18, 2021
I would think that every American would attempt -- would want to root out terrorism within us, would want to root out radicalization of Americans to move against their own government that should not be a Democrat or a Republican event.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett emphasizes the need for a nonpartisan approach to investigate and root out domestic terrorism following the January 6th insurrection.

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