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Rubén Gallego: “There is a slow-moving coup that is occurring. And the Voting Rights Act is one of the couple of the bills that we need…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2022
There is a slow-moving coup that is occurring. And the Voting Rights Act is one of the couple of the bills that we need to pass in order to truly protect our democracy.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Gallego emphasizes the importance of the Voting Rights Act in the context of a perceived coup.

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