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Kendrick Meek: And the level of insight that went into the letter he received from an official office of saying not only do we think…

On the recordJune 3, 2004
And the level of insight that went into the letter he received from an official office of saying not only do we think you do not reside in this State but you have your mom's car, and the last time you voted you were in another State. It is very, very important that Americans understand that we have to fight day in and day out, even within the borders of our own country, to make sure that our voices are heard. And young people they are getting it handed to them right now not only by the Federal Government but the State has to do the same thing because we have cut our commitment to them. We will talk about spending money and spending irresponsibly. But I cut the gentleman off. He was about to head down a path that we are fully prepared to talk about this afternoon. But I want to encourage our listeners and watchers to go to rockthevote.com. I understand we are going to do some things in the 30-something Caucus to make sure that does not continue to happen.
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Kendrick Meek
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Discussing voter engagement and challenges faced by young people in the political process.

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