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John James: “The Republican Party has always been the bold party. It's a…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Majority Makers: John James

Published | Video Starts at 01:44

I recognize that I've been tremendously blessed and I have to be a blessing to others, and we have to be good stewards of the resources that we've been given. That's a big reason why Grant is a Republican, because The Republican Party has always been the bold party. It's a party of emancipation, the party of women's suffrage, the party of the civil rights movement, recently the party of criminal justice reform. The bold stories of making America strong and resilient are things that we've been doing for centuries. (01:44–01:55)

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Asserts that the Republican Party has historically been involved in major social reforms, including emancipation, women's suffrage, civil rights, and criminal justice reform.

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