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Michael Blake: “Richie Torres has personally benefited by investing in the…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Michael Blake on NY1: Richie Torres Is "Effectively a Republican Who Doesn't Give a Damn About Us"

Published | Video Starts at 04:35

Richie Torres took a vote specifically where not only did it express gratitude for ice, but within that vote, it was protecting what was going on in terms of funding for Israel. Richie Torres has personally benefited by investing in the weapons makers. Absolutely unacceptable behavior that is occurring. So when we think about those actions, those are actions we should not be focusing on. We should be investing in books, not bombs. (04:35–04:40)

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