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On the recordMay 6, 2012
This hearing today is entitled 'New State Voting Laws III: Protecting Voting Rights in the Heartland.'
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin introduces the hearing focused on voting rights and new laws.

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