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Stacey Plaskett: “They have just become a party of obstruction of no-ism. They are not a party that wants to get to yes, that wants to…”

On the recordMay 9, 2021
They have just become a party of obstruction of no-ism. They are not a party that wants to get to yes, that wants to support the American people. They want to support themselves and their quest for power.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett accuses the Republican Party of being obstructive rather than supportive of the American populace.

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