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Stop Trump from pardoning Joe Arpaio

Pardoning Joe Arpaio would be an official presidential endorsement of racism. We can't let that happen. 

Remove symbols that celebrate the Confederacy and slavery

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DREAMers are American in every way but on paper. Tell Congress to support the Dream Act.

End dangerous conditions in Nebraska prisons

Nebraska's prisons are overcrowded. We must take action now to end mass incarceration state by state.

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