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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 28, 2023
It is a bedrock of our democracy that the law applies to everyone, including the most powerful.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of legal equality in democracy.

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