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Edward Markey: “We need ice out of our communities and we need to abolish…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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FULL VICTORY SPEECH: Ed Markey Obliterates Seth Moulton In Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary

Published | Video Starts at 13:53

We will not sit by while you try to destroy this democracy. We will not sit by as you terrorize and detain and deport our immigrant neighbors. We need ice out of our communities and we need to abolish ice now. We will not sit by as you reward the mega wealthy while SNAP and Medicaid and the Affordable Care act get slashed. We will not sit by as you demonize our LGBT in trans communities. (13:53–14:00)

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Calls for the removal and abolition of ICE from communities.

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