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Maria Cantwell: “I can just tell you, as somebody who's old enough to remember the '60s and the civil rights efforts of my parents and…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2026
I can just tell you, as somebody who's old enough to remember the '60s and the civil rights efforts of my parents and the fight for civil liberties, I'm inspired just to be in the room with you, because it gives us confidence as we now fight for what is essentially our constitutional rights, for civil liberties, and for voting, are under threat by the President of the United States.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Speaking at a roundtable forum honoring John Lewis.

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