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Elissa Slotkin: “The idea that one party or one group of leaders owns…”

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

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A conversation with Senate freshman women

Published | Video Starts at 32:00

To feel like you want to celebrate. But the truth is, to me, it is just fuel for defending the democracy that I love, like, in its 250th year. 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. (32:00–32:12)

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Asserts that no single party or group owns patriotism or the flag.

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