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Mitch McConnell: We don’t have -- we don’t need a voting rights act because there’s -- we can’t discriminate on the basis of race.

On the recordJune 9, 2021
We don’t have -- we don’t need a voting rights act because there’s -- we can’t discriminate on the basis of race.
Said by
Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

McConnell argues against the necessity of a voting rights act by claiming existing laws prevent racial discrimination.

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