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Peter Welch: “I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2023
I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Stressing the need for accountability against threats to election workers.

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