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On the recordDecember 12, 2001
I feel there is nothing more important than the right to the franchise and for the ability for all people to exercise that right independently and secretly.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of voting rights in relation to legislation.

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