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Remembering former Rep. Pat Schroeder

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Published March 14, 2023 at 11:33 AM CDT
Colorado congressional representative Pat Schroeder addresses a rally in protest of the Rocky Flats Nuclear plant as several thousand gathered in front of the Federal Courthouse in Denver, April 29, 1978. A caravan to Rocky Flats and a peaceful demonstration there was planned for the afternoon. (AP Photo/Raimundo Borea)
Colorado congressional representative Pat Schroeder addresses a rally in protest of the Rocky Flats Nuclear plant as several thousand gathered in front of the Federal Courthouse in Denver, April 29, 1978. A caravan to Rocky Flats and a peaceful demonstration there was planned for the afternoon. (AP Photo/Raimundo Borea)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Notre Dame political scientist Christina Wolbrecht about the legacy of Rep. Pat Schroeder, who died at the age of 82.

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