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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
post-Shelby County, if the Attorney General is not timely and aggressive in enforcing the Voting Rights Act, the damage will be done.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns about the consequences of inadequate enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.

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