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Rep. Leger Fernández on Cesar Chavez abuse claims: "We weren't going to whitewash what he had done"
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Lawmakers and community leaders are responding to the sexual assault allegations against the late civil rights and labor icon Cesar Chavez. Many events honoring Chavez have been canceled, and California intends to rename his eponymous holiday to "Farmworkers Day." Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico joins "The Takeout" to discuss.