Dick Durbin said "But the fact is for those of us who represent minority communities and the disenfranchised, we have fought for many years for these rights. We have bled." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 26, 2012

But the fact is for those of us who represent minority communities and the disenfranchised, we have fought for many years for these rights. We have bled.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the struggle for voting rights among minority communities.

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