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Dick Durbin: “There is no good reason to close out these millions of people.”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
There is no good reason to close out these millions of people.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against restrictive ID laws that disenfranchise voters.

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