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On the recordApril 19, 2010
I think the President has been very clear on his feelings about voting rights for D.C. and that folks who live in D.C. should have voting rights.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton

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