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Joe Biden: “The 21st Century, Jim Crow assault is real. It`s unrelenting. And we`re going to challenge it vigorously. It`s no longer…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2021
The 21st Century, Jim Crow assault is real. It`s unrelenting. And we`re going to challenge it vigorously. It`s no longer just about who gets to vote, or making it easier for eligible voters to vote, it`s about who gets to count the vote. Who gets to count whether or not your vote counted at all. We`re facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden criticizes Republican efforts to restrict voting rights, framing them as an assault on democracy.

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