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Gluesenkamp Perez: “What gives my colleague the right to represent a community? It is the choice of his voters. Nothing gives him the right…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2025
What gives my colleague the right to represent a community? It is the choice of his voters. Nothing gives him the right to choose his successor. We cannot walk down this path. When we stand and say that everything around us is bad, it risks us conforming to that wrongness and orienting our policy around it. This is a false choice to say that I can either attack here or I can attack here. We can pursue wherever we disagree. We also have to call a spade a spade, and that is what this is about. This is about accountability.
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Gluesenkamp Perez
Washington

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Discussing representation and accountability in a legislative context.

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