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Mitch McConnell: “There is no effort in any state in America to suppress votes based upon support suppression of minority participation.…”

On the recordJune 22, 2021
There is no effort in any state in America to suppress votes based upon support suppression of minority participation. What is really about is an effort for the federal government to take over the way we conduct elections in this country. It is a solution in search of a problem. Regardless of what may be happening in some state, there`s no rationale for federal intervention.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
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msnbc.com

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Mitch McConnell argues against federal intervention in state voting laws, claiming there is no evidence of voter suppression.

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