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Cory Booker: “I grew up in a Baptist church.”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Senators Honor Senator Casey's Legacy After His Final Speech

Published | Video Starts at 13:00

I consider myself a person of faith. And I think that Senator Bob Casey has done something very irreligious, if I must say. I know he grew up as a Catholic. I grew up in a Baptist church. We're both Christians, very different religious faiths. But I have an issue with Bob Casey because the organizing Bible verse that I used to tell people that was how I motivated my life. (13:00–13:04)

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