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Eric Holder: “One can look at words and mischaracterize them. With all due respect, Congressman, you are looking at those words and…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
One can look at words and mischaracterize them. With all due respect, Congressman, you are looking at those words and mischaracterizing them.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder defends the interpretation of the Voting Rights Act against mischaracterization.

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