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Elissa Slotkin: “Speaking up on behalf of the country I love is the most…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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A conversation with Senate freshman women

Published | Video Starts at 32:12

And I think the idea that one party or one group of leaders owns patriotism and the flag, I refuse to accept that. And that Speaking up on behalf of the country I love is the most patriotic thing I can do and the most American thing I can do in the 250th year. And so whenever I sort of like, you know, getting down a little bit, as we all do from time to time, I just. (32:12–32:21)

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Asserts that speaking up for the country is a patriotic and American act.

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