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Richard Blumenthal: “And my hope is, and is the reason why I think your hope is well-founded, that Joe Manchin will see that they`re going to…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2021
And my hope is, and is the reason why I think your hope is well-founded, that Joe Manchin will see that they`re going to try to suppress the vote by using the filibuster, to stop the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut
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msnbc.com

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Blumenthal discusses the implications of the filibuster on voting rights legislation.

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