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On the recordJune 21, 2021
Republicans in the Senate are lining up to try to use the filibuster to stop the For the People Act from even being debated. In the aftermath of an insurrection, with our democracy on the line and many of the same Republican senators going along with the notion that somehow there were irregularities and problems with legitimacy in our most reason election, they`re suddenly afraid to even talk about these issues and figure out solutions on the floor of the Senate. They don`t even want to talk about voting. And that`s not acceptable.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for using the filibuster to block voting rights legislation.

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