“I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion.”

— Maxine Waters

mentioned 3 May 2004 by Tucker Carlson on CNN crossfire http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0405/03/cf.00.html <br class="br">2000s

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U.S. Representative from California 1938

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