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Martin Heinrich: “I agree unequivocally that we should no longer have a…”

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Cornyn Torches Dem Senator for Blocking Bill to Defund the César E. Chávez National Monument

Published | Video Starts at 04:59

In the process, it would follow through on the threat that silenced the survivors of Chavez's aggression abuse. Let me be clear. I agree unequivocally that we should no longer have a monument named after Cesar Chavez. but we absolutely should not erase the monument's telling of the story of the farm labor movement. That is a story that belongs to many people, including the survivors of Chavez's violence. (04:59–05:09)

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Asserts agreement that the monument should no longer be named after Cesar Chavez.

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