On the recordSeptember 30, 1997
In 1980 in New Jersey, the Republican Party brought people to the polls in uniforms to intimidate minority and Hispanic voters from voting. They filed a consent decree not to do it any more. In 1992, the Republican Party of California paid $400,000 for the very same activities. Today on the floor, earlier when we were speaking of the generic, trying to get an accurate census count, a count that a Bush census director said made sense, that the National Academy of Sciences said made sense, that the General Accounting Office said made sense, and that would undercount minorities if it was not used, was blocked by the Republican majority. Once again, keeping minority voters out of the political process. And guess where we are tonight? We are on the Sanchez hunt. Now, this has not that much to do with Sanchez; this is a little diversion.
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