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Pete Buttigieg: “The example set by the Republican members of the State…”

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But. But this is why the example set by the State assembly, which is not a phrase I use often here, but The example set by the Republican members of the State assembly is so powerful and important because they were pushed to do something that was wrong. They resisted it, not because they were liberal, they were conservative, but because it was wrong. And they knew it was wrong. And they knew that the people they served believe it as wrong. (24:53–25:08)

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Asserts that Republican members of the Indiana State assembly resisted pressure to engage in wrongful actions.

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