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Spot Check: Deluzio goes after Mercuri on abortion, including 2021 'heartbeat bill'

"Extremist voting record" is a 30-second TV ad from the re-election campaign for Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, taking aim at his opponent, Republican state Rep. Rob Mercuri, for his record on abortion policy.

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