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Dick Durbin: Because in the past 15 years, those four States--Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana--have had five or more…

On the recordJune 24, 2014
Because in the past 15 years, those four States--Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana--have had five or more violations in the last 15 years.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin explains the rationale for focusing on specific states with voting violations.

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