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Stacey Abrams: “There are only 67 black members of Congress out of 435.”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Published | Video Starts at 21:29

And because often there's this notion that this is all about urban areas or it's all about giving special privilege, we forget that the majority There are only 67 black members of Congress out of 435. That distinction has a different effect on our policies. And one of the things you and I have worked on together both during my tenure in the legislature, when, you … (21:29–21:36)

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Asserts that there are 67 black members in the U.S. Congress.

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