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On the recordJune 21, 2021
What could be more hypocritical and cynical than invoking minority rights in the Senate as a pretext for preventing debate about how to preserve minority rights in the society?
Said by
Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Warnock highlights the hypocrisy of Republicans using minority rights as an excuse to block voting rights legislation.

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