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Mazie Hirono: “So in this area of voting rights, there is no question in my mind that who bears the burden to go forward to prove…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
So in this area of voting rights, there is no question in my mind that who bears the burden to go forward to prove something has a very high burden.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Highlighting the challenges organizations face in proving discrimination.

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