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Stacey Abrams

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Stacey Abrams is a prominent Democratic politician and activist from Georgia, known for her work in voting rights and social justice. She gained national recognition as the Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, where she focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development. Abrams is also the founder of Fair Fight Action, an organization aimed at combating voter suppression and advocating for fair elections. Her efforts in mobilizing voters in Georgia played a significant role in the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent Senate runoff elections in 2021.

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May 12, 2021

We have to protect the right to vote not to defend a party, but to defend the ideals of our nation.

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May 12, 2021

It's a continuation of the big lie. But more importantly, and more concerningly, it's a continuation of the insurrection of this attempt to descend, descend franchise voters and dismiss the legitimacy of our elections.

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May 12, 2021

I think it's important that the voting rights standards that are embedded in the For The People Act that they pass.

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May 12, 2021

I object to the provisions that remove access to the right to vote that shorten the federal runoff period from nine weeks to four weeks.

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May 11, 2021

This is not the first time the federal government has had to step in and reassert the fundamental notions of who we are as a nation.

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May 11, 2021

you know what, when you don`t go to a meeting for a while, you don`t lose your right to assemble.

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Apr 22, 2021

It should be no different in our nation`s capital. We may come from different sides of the political aisle, but our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable.

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Apr 22, 2021

the way she read Senator John Kennedy for filth at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week was everything.

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Apr 21, 2021

What we are seeing happening, especially in Georgia, is that people are connecting the dots between, here`s why we vote and here`s what we get.

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Apr 21, 2021

It restricts the hours of operation, because it now -- under the guise of setting a standardized timeline, it makes it optional for counties that may be -- may not want to see expanded access to the right to vote.

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Apr 21, 2021

I object to the provisions that remove access to the right to vote that shorten the federal runoff period from nine weeks to four weeks over your district the time that a voter can request or return an absentee ballot application.

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