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Massachusetts U.S. Rep James McGovern: "Today I welcomed to my office the family of Berta Cceres & those fighting for justice in her name...."

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James McGovern tweeted the following:

"Today I welcomed to my office the family of Berta Cceres & those fighting for justice in her name. Berta was murdered for her work to protect indigenous land & human rights. Her family & @COPINHHonduras continue to be attacked. I stand with them. They are an inspiration."
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Here are other recent tweets from James McGovern:

"4/ The flexible sanctions they are now fighting? They were implemented in 2017 by Donald Trump!
What happened? Radical anti-women & anti-LGBTQ Republicans lied about the facts to gin up opposition. In the process, they handed Putin a huge gift. It's shameful and disgusting."
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"5/ @POTUS Biden can & should keep the stronger standards via executive order. Otherwise the GOP will have gutted the Magnitsky program.
But make no mistake: Putin hates the Global Magnitsky law, and Senate Republicans did his bidding to weaken it."
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"Today the House & Senate finalized a bill to revoke normal trade relations with Russia & hold Putin accountable for the war in Ukraine.
I proudly voted yes. Yet the bill could have been stronger. What happened? The Senate GOP worked to water down our human rights language."
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