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On the recordDecember 5, 2019
As my colleague from Maryland has shown, in Maricopa County, Arizona, which I think is where the gentlewoman is from, there is still voter discrimination. Mr. Speaker, this is a seminal piece of legislation that will restore rights for the people. All of us, Republicans and Democrats, should be about making sure it is easier to vote, not harder to vote. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for the rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 4.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
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Dec 5, 2019

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