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Council member's remarks on the reality of book banning
5:13:19
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Council Member Carlina Rivera expresses gratitude for the previous speaker's advocacy and shares her thoughts on the alarming trend of book banning across the country. She emphasizes the gravity of the situation, describing it as an attempt to erase people.
- Rivera agrees that book banning is a real and widespread issue in the United States
- She characterizes the practice as 'horrifying' and an attempt to 'straight up erase people'
- The council member's comments demonstrate strong support for the previous speaker's advocacy against book banning
Carlina Rivera
5:13:19
Thank you for that.
5:13:22
I mean I mentioned this earlier, but like trying to just straight up erase people.
5:13:26
It's just horrifying.
5:13:30
So thank you for that.
5:13:32
I I always I appreciate your advocacy very much because book banning is real and it's happening all over the country.