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Mark Pocan: I don't think being flexible on whether or not someone has rights or not matters. It should be you have rights and that…

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
I don't think being flexible on whether or not someone has rights or not matters. It should be you have rights and that is it, period.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan emphasizes that rights should be absolute and not flexible.

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